Fishbourne House
Fishbourne House is a care home with nursing in Ballynahinch, run by an individual provider. RQIA does not give ratings. It inspects services and publishes a report on what it found. It last inspected this service on 2 June 2026. It is registered for 22 places. It is registered to support older people and people with a physical disability.
- Care home with nursing
71 Spa Road, Ballynahinch, BT24 8PT
What RQIA says
RQIA does not give ratings. It inspects services and publishes a report setting out what it found and any areas for improvement.
Last inspected by RQIA: 2 June 2026
RQIA data as at 3 August 2026
How to read the reports
A report describes the service on the day it was inspected, so check its date first. Look for what the inspector found and for any areas for improvement, and ask the service what has changed since.
Search RQIA’s inspection reports for Fishbourne House (RQIA service ID 1252) (opens in a new tab)
Understanding this rating
Plain facts about how RQIA rates and inspects services, as RQIA describes them. This is not advice and not a rating of ours.
This is what RQIA says about how it rates and inspects services. Each rating on this page is shown as RQIA published it.
Questions you could ask
- Can I see your latest inspection report and any quality improvement plan?
- What have you changed since the last inspection?
- How do you check the quality of care between inspections?
- How can families take part in planning care?
RQIA does not give ratings
RQIA checks whether a service meets the law and the Department of Health’s minimum care standards. RQIA’s guidance for providers says its inspections look at four areas: Is care safe? Is care effective? Is care compassionate? Is the service well led?
How often RQIA inspects
RQIA says it inspects every nursing home and residential care home at least twice a year. Most inspections are unannounced.
“Areas for improvement” and the quality improvement plan
RQIA’s guidance for providers says that where a service does not fully meet a regulation or a standard, the report lists an “area for improvement”. These are set out in a quality improvement plan (QIP), which shows each area, the regulation or standard it relates to, and the date for it to be done. A report describes what RQIA found on the day. It is not a full review of everything at the service.
Finding reports
RQIA’s reports are on its website. Search by type of service and name. Reports from 1 April 2024 onwards are online. For older reports, you can email [email protected].
About this service
- Type of care
- Care home with nursing
- Who it supports
- Older people, Physical disability
- Registered places
- 22
- Nursing care
- Yes, nurses are on hand
- Local council area
- Newry, Mourne and Down
Who runs it
- Provider
- Run by an individual provider