Care home · Coleraine, Northern Ireland

The Cottage

RQIA inspected Sep 2025 RQIA

The Cottage is a care home in Coleraine, Causeway Coast and Glens, run by Merit Retail Limited. It is registered for 67 people.

Address
25 Lodge Park, Coleraine, BT52 1UN
Run by
Merit Retail Limited
Type of provider
Independent or voluntary sector
Type of care home
Nursing home
Places
67
Categories of care
Terminal illness, Dementia, Old age, Physical disability, Physical disability (over 65)
Registered manager
Carol McAlary
Council area
Causeway Coast and Glens
Last inspection
2 September 2025

RQIA inspections

RQIA, the regulator in Northern Ireland, inspects services but does not give them a rating. The last inspection was on 2 September 2025. Read the latest report and check for any improvement notices before choosing.

Conditions of registration: A maximum of 14 patients in category NH-DE to be accommodated in the designated dementia unit and a maximum of 3 patients in category NH-TI. The veranda on the first floor must not be accessed by any patients until the agreed remedial work has been completed.

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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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