HIQA's Chief Inspector of Social Services is responsible for the registration of designated centres, including nursing homes.
Registration is for a period of three years, and the registered provider must apply to renew their registration at least six months in advance of the expiry date of their current registration period.
Registered providers are only allowed to operate a designated centre if they are registered by the Chief Inspector.
Our Registration handbook provides a complete overview of all aspects of registration in a single convenient document. We have also published guidance on being ready for a site assessment as part of an application.
You must apply to register or renew registration of a nursing home by completing a registration pack and posting your complete pack to the HIQA Registration Office.
If you plan to open a new designated centre, the centre must be ready for assessment and decision at the time of application.
Registered providers who wish to renew their registration of a designated centre must apply at least six months before the expiry date of their current registration.
Each form is an editable PDF which you can fill in by saving them to your desktop first. If you are having problems saving a form, download the latest free version of PDF reader here.
Where a new provider is seeking to register an existing designated centre, they must make an application to register before they can legally operate the centre. The current registered provider must also give consent before the Chief Inspector will accept the application.
If you plan to open a new designated centre, please refer to our Registration handbook for further instructions about applying. Registration application packs can be downloaded from the folders below.
Registered providers who wish to renew their registration of a designated centre must apply at least six months before the expiry date of their current registration.
Registration renewal application packs can be downloaded from the folders below.
A registered provider carrying on the business of a designated centre may apply to the Chief Inspector for the variation or removal of any condition applied to the registration of the designated centre.
You are required to notify us of any changes to information supplied for the purpose of registration.
To assist you to meet this regulatory requirement, we have designed a suite of notification forms. Please refer to our Registration Notification Handbook for more guidance on how to complete each notification form.
Portal
The most efficient way for you to submit your registration notification is by logging on to our Provider Portal. Please read our Provider Portal Guidance for more information.
Prescribed information document templates
If you are completing an NF30A or NF31 Notification Form, you must submit prescribed information for a new person in charge or a new person participating in management. Please click on the link below to access the relevant prescribed information document template in editable PDF format. This document can be submitted by portal.
Please read our Registration Prescribed Information Handbook for more guidance on what information is required and how to complete the documentation.
Post
Alternatively you may complete an editable PDF version of the form. You can fill in the form by saving the relevant template to your desktop; you should then post the form and prescribed information to: Registration Office, Regulatory Support Services, Health Information and Quality Authority, Unit 1301, City Gate, Mahon, Cork, T12 Y2XT.
If you are having problems saving an editable PDF form, download the latest free version of PDF reader here.
You can contact the registration office in one of the following ways:
HIQA's Chief Inspector of Social Services is responsible for the registration of designated centres, including nursing homes.
Registration is for a period of three years, and the registered provider must apply to renew their registration at least six months in advance of the expiry date of their current registration period.
Registered providers are only allowed to operate a designated centre if they are registered by the Chief Inspector.
Our Registration handbook provides a complete overview of all aspects of registration in a single convenient document. We have also published guidance on being ready for a site assessment as part of an application.
You must apply to register or renew registration of a nursing home by completing a registration pack and posting your complete pack to the HIQA Registration Office.
If you plan to open a new designated centre, the centre must be ready for assessment and decision at the time of application.
Registered providers who wish to renew their registration of a designated centre must apply at least six months before the expiry date of their current registration.
Each form is an editable PDF which you can fill in by saving them to your desktop first. If you are having problems saving a form, download the latest free version of PDF reader here.
Where a new provider is seeking to register an existing designated centre, they must make an application to register before they can legally operate the centre. The current registered provider must also give consent before the Chief Inspector will accept the application.
If you plan to open a new designated centre, please refer to our Registration handbook for further instructions about applying. Registration application packs can be downloaded from the folders below.
Registered providers who wish to renew their registration of a designated centre must apply at least six months before the expiry date of their current registration.
Registration renewal application packs can be downloaded from the folders below.
A registered provider carrying on the business of a designated centre may apply to the Chief Inspector for the variation or removal of any condition applied to the registration of the designated centre.
You are required to notify us of any changes to information supplied for the purpose of registration.
To assist you to meet this regulatory requirement, we have designed a suite of notification forms. Please refer to our Registration Notification Handbook for more guidance on how to complete each notification form.
Portal
The most efficient way for you to submit your registration notification is by logging on to our Provider Portal. Please read our Provider Portal Guidance for more information.
Prescribed information document templates
If you are completing an NF30A or NF31 Notification Form, you must submit prescribed information for a new person in charge or a new person participating in management. Please click on the link below to access the relevant prescribed information document template in editable PDF format. This document can be submitted by portal.
Please read our Registration Prescribed Information Handbook for more guidance on what information is required and how to complete the documentation.
Post
Alternatively you may complete an editable PDF version of the form. You can fill in the form by saving the relevant template to your desktop; you should then post the form and prescribed information to: Registration Office, Regulatory Support Services, Health Information and Quality Authority, Unit 1301, City Gate, Mahon, Cork, T12 Y2XT.
If you are having problems saving an editable PDF form, download the latest free version of PDF reader here.
You can contact the registration office in one of the following ways: