Aisling House Nursing Home Inspection 15/09/2009 - hiqa.ie

About the centreDescription of services and premisesAisling House is a bungalow with a purpose-built single storey extension withcapacity for 31 residents. The centre currently has 18 residents although oneresident was in hospital on the day of inspection. In the original bungalow there arefour single bedrooms and a bathroom. The extension has single, single en suite, twinand three-bedded rooms. Other facilities include two bathrooms, a dining room, afront-facing day room and a conservatory which is used as the main sitting room.One wing of the extension consisting of bedrooms, bathrooms and a sitting room arecurrently not in use due to reduced occupancy. An outdoor secure patio, accessiblefrom the conservatory, has seating and a view of the sea. There is a large carpark atthe front of the centre.LocationThe centre is located on the coast road approximately two miles from Arklow town.Date centre was first established: 1980Number of residents on the date ofinspection17Dependency level of Max High Medium Lowcurrent residentsNumber of residents 9 6 3Management structureThe Providers are Jeanette and Hussein Ali who work full-time as managers of thecentre. Jeanette Ali is the Person in Charge and Hussein Ali is involved in the kitchenand maintenance. The registered nurses, care assistants, domestic and kitchen staffall report to the Person in Charge.StaffdesignationNumber ofstaff onduty on dayofinspectionPersoninChargeNursesCarestaffCateringstaffCleaningandlaundrystaffAdminstaff1 1 2 1 1 0 0OtherstaffPage 3 of 33