RQIA does not give ratingsLast inspected by RQIA 18 June 2026
- Maghera, BT46 5UW
- 21 registered places
Balloo House Care Home
Balloo House Care Home is a care home in Groomsport, run by Balloo House Care Ltd. RQIA does not give ratings. It inspects services and publishes a report on what it found. It last inspected this service on 27 October 2025. It is registered for 30 places. It is registered to support older people, people living with dementia and people with a sensory impairment.
- Care home
40 Donaghadee Road, Groomsport, BT19 6LH
What RQIA says
RQIA does not give ratings
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: 27 October 2025
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.
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
- Who it supports
- Older people, Dementia, Sensory impairment
- Registered places
- 30
- Nursing care
- No, personal care only
- Local council area
- Ards and North Down
Who runs it
- Provider
- Balloo House Care Ltd