Care home · Newtownards, Northern Ireland

Blair House Care Home

RQIA inspected Jan 2026 RQIA

Blair House Care Home is a care home in Newtownards, Ards and North Down, run by Healthcare Ireland (No. 4) Limited. It is registered for 68 people.

Address
107 Dakota Avenue, Newtownards, BT23 4QX
Run by
Healthcare Ireland (No. 4) Limited
Type of provider
Independent or voluntary sector
Type of care home
Nursing home
Places
68
Categories of care
Alcohol dependency, Mental health, Mental health (over 65), Physical disability, Physical disability (over 65), Dementia
Council area
Ards and North Down
Last inspection
13 January 2026

RQIA inspections

RQIA, the regulator in Northern Ireland, inspects services but does not give them a rating. The last inspection was on 13 January 2026. Read the latest report and check for any improvement notices before choosing.

Conditions of registration: There will be a maximum of 32 patients accommodated within category NH-DE in the Conway Unit. There may be a maximum of 15 patients accommodated within the category NH-DE in the Greenwell Unit. There may be a maximum of 21 patients accommodated within the categories NH-A, NH-MP, NH-MP(E), NH-PH and NH-PH(E) in the Scrabo Unit.

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Paying for care in Northern Ireland (2026/27)

  • Care home fees are means-tested by the HSC Trust: with savings over £23,250 you pay the full fee; below £14,250 savings are ignored, and £1 a week is counted for every £250 in between.
  • In a nursing home, the Trust pays £100 a week towards the nursing part of the fee for people with assessed nursing needs.
  • People in a Trust-funded care home keep at least £36.62 a week (the personal expenses allowance).
  • Care at home arranged by the HSC Trust is usually free; some extras, such as meals, may be charged.

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Service details from the RQIA register of services, published on OpenDataNI, checked November 2026, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel is an independent directory and does not provide care.

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