Listowel Community Hospital (St Joseph's Unit) - hiqa.ie

About the centreDescription of services and premisesSt Joseph’s Unit is part of a larger Health Service Executive district hospital. There are30 beds in the unit and 27 were occupied on the day of inspection.The service is offered to people over 65 including those with dementia, of whom therewere at least eleven in residence at the time of inspection. The unit also caters forpeople under sixty five with acquired brain injury, and there were two such residents onthe day of inspectionCatering and administrative services are delivered as part of the overall hospital service.There is a core staff complement of three nurses working in St Josephs who aresupplemented by staff rotating among the other parts of the hospital. At night there isone nurse and one carer on duty and one carer who is shared between St Joseph’s andthe adjacent units; support may be requested from the district hospital if required.St Joseph’s is laid out in ward-style rooms and has a communal lounge and a number ofutility and administration rooms. There are four rooms with six beds, one room with fourbeds and two single rooms. All rooms have a toilet and wash-hand basin en suite andan additional wash-hand basin in the room. There is a separate assisted shower andassisted bathroom and toilet, and an additional toilet off the communal area.While one single room is assigned to a long-stay resident, she is required to move whenit is needed for palliative care.There is a large communal room partially divided into two sections that opens throughpatio doors onto a pleasant patio area. The building is bright and pleasant.LocationSt Jospeh’s Unit is located on the outskirts of Listowel town in a larger hospital complex,with pleasant outdoor areas and ample parking facilities.Date centre was first established: 1984Number of residents on the date of 27inspectionDependency level of Max High Medium Lowcurrent residentsNumber of residents 13 6 8 03