Hospitals and Homes for Older Persons

This is a list of the public nursing homes and long stay facilities in the area.

Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 (01) 646 5000
St. Mary's Hospital, Phoenix Park, Dublin 20 (01) 625 0300
Cuan Ros Unit for the Elderly, Navan Road, Dublin 7 01) 868 6012
St. Clare's Home, Ballymun, Dublin 9 (01) 704 4200
Seanchara Community Unit, St Canice's Road, Dublin 11 (01) 837 3726
St. Monica's Home, Belvedere Place, Dublin 1 (01) 855 7523
Clarehaven, St Canice's Road, Ballygall, Dublin 11 (01) 837 2409
Ashgrove House, Navan Road, Dublin 7 (01) 838 2277

For a list of registered private nursing homes in the area call Nursing Home Section, St. Mary's Hospital, Phoenix Park Tel: (01) 625 0401 To register a comment or complaint about a nursing home Tel: (01) 846 7346

Home Improvement Scheme
This is a scheme where an older person in privately owned accommodation who need work done to their home but cannot meet the cost may apply to the HSE for a grant to pay for the work.

Eastern Community Works, Emmet House, 138-140 Thomas Street, Dublin 8 Tel: (01) 677 8218

Meals on Wheels
Meals can be supplied to older persons who are unable to provide for themselves at centres or in their own home. The objective is to help maintain older persons at home for as long as possible.

Home Help
Home Helps work with vulnerable people in the community, who through illness or disability are in need of help with day to day tasks. A home help might visit for a couple of hours per day, to help with housework, shopping, or sometime may provide more personal care like help with dressing, bathing etc. You can access this service through your Public Health Nurse or by calling your local Health Centre.

Hospice Care
Hospice Care is provided to people and families in the last days of their lives. It is a sensitive and holistic service, delivered either in a hospice or at home and designed to give comfort and dignity.
St. Francis' Hospice, Raheny Road, Raheny, Dublin 5 Tel: (01) 832 7535
Our Lady's Hospice, Harold's Cross, Dublin 6 West Tel: (01) 406 8700