How choosing a home works
From the first conversation to moving in.
See the steps: How choosing a home worksWhat you can do here
Fair Deal explained
How the HSE helps pay for nursing home care.
Learn about Fair Deal: Fair Deal explained
What to ask when you visit
Questions to ask a home before you decide.
See the questions: What to ask when you visit
Check a nursing home's record
Every HIQA inspection report, one page per home.
Search for a home: Check a nursing home's record
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Informed decision. Informed consent.
Finding the right care for your loved ones.
When someone you love needs nursing home care, you want to know they will be safe and well looked after. HIQA inspects every nursing home for older people in Ireland, but its reports are long and hard to compare. ClearCare sums up what each inspection found in a way that is easier to understand, so your family can see how a home is doing and talk through the choice together.
Learn how to choose a nursing homePractical guidance for you and your family
- Free to use, with no account needed
- Built on the inspection reports HIQA publishes
- Independent of HIQA, the HSE and nursing homes
What this site doesn't do
It doesn't rate or recommend homes, or show free beds. For beds, ask the home or a hospital social worker.
How can ClearCare help you today?
Nursing home records
A home's HIQA inspection reports, brought together on one page.
Step-by-step guides
How a family chooses a home, and what to ask when you visit.
Fair Deal explained
How the scheme works, who qualifies and how to apply.
Who to contact
Helplines, advocacy and the offices that handle Fair Deal.
New to ClearCare?
Find your way around in a few minutes: read how the site works, or let us show you.
You're not alone in this
Questions come up at every step, about Fair Deal, a home you're worried about, or how to support the person moving. You don't have to find the answers on your own: your local Nursing Homes Support Office, Citizens Information, HIQA and support groups such as Sage Advocacy and ALONE are there to help.
See who to contactWhat ClearCare currently has
- 547Registered nursing homes for older people
- 2,019Inspection reports
- 27,473Inspection results read
Nursing home list updated 3 Nov 2026, latest inspection included 19 Aug 2026.
In the news · ESRI, 30 June 2025
Long-term care needs in Ireland will grow by at least 60% by 2040
By 2040, 1 in 5 people in Ireland will be aged 65 or over, and the number aged 85 or over is projected to more than double. The ESRI projects that long-term residential care and home support will need to grow to match.
Read more on the ESRI website (opens in a new tab)About ClearCare
ClearCare is free and independent. It doesn't rate or recommend homes: it helps you read what HIQA has found and understand your options.
Our Mission
To help people make informed decisions, and give informed consent, about nursing home care.
Our Vision
As Ireland's older population grows, more families will face this choice. We want every one of them to make it informed and prepared.
Here's an example of how we sum up reports
A home picked at random, and what its latest inspection found.
Help us improve ClearCare
Tell us what worked and what didn't, so we can make this website better at helping families choose a nursing home. The survey takes about 5–10 minutes and is anonymous.
Check a nursing home's record
Every HIQA inspection report, one page per home.