Care home · Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Slemish Nursing Home
RQIA
Slemish Nursing Home is a care home in Ballymena, Mid and East Antrim, run by Healthcare Ireland (Belfast) Limited. It is registered for 63 people.
- Address
- 28 Broughshane Road, Ballymena, BT43 7DX
- Run by
- Healthcare Ireland (Belfast) Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent or voluntary sector
- Type of care home
- Nursing home
- Places
- 63
- Categories of care
- Old age, Physical disability, Physical disability (over 65)
- Registered manager
- Liza Lorimer
- Council area
- Mid and East Antrim
- Last inspection
- 22 October 2025
RQIA inspections
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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.