St Columba's Nursing Home

Respite & Care

If you or your loved one is living at home at the moment and the day to day chores are becoming more and more difficult, or, some company would be nice from time to time then why not drop in for a few hours or even for a weekend or longer. Living in St Columba's is not just for people that are ill. We provide the best of both worlds. You will maintain your independence and privacy with your own bedroom complete with en-suite, multi channel TV telephone and even internet if you need it. but you will also have the safety and reassurance of having highly skilled nursing and care staff as well as state of the art facilities if you need it. Living here is like living in a hotel we will cater for your every need. We take away the day to day challenges and leave you to enjoy your life. You can come and go as you please as well as taking part in our activities such as weekly visits of local musicians, arts and crafts activities', day trips, or just catching up with the latest news and current events with fellow residents.

If you or your loved one has spent some time in hospital recently and are not ready to go home just yet, or recovering from an operation or illness, then hospital is not the place to do this. We provide the facilities to come and recuperate in the privacy of your own room. we provide the attention and care that the hospital is simply not able to provide because they are too busy. As you or your loved one recovers we will provide all the services or facilities that are needed to aid and enhance this recovery. Close to all the major hospitals. We are just fifteen minutes from Galway Clinic, Merlin Park and Half an hour from UCHG and Ennis Hospital.

St Columba's nursing home caters for:

• Convalescent care
• Short term Respite Care
• Long Term Care
• Day/Weekend Care
• Post operative/Post surgical Care
• Rehabilitation
• Nursing Care

Also if your loved one just needs a little bit of company or a little help from time to time we are here..

A little bit of history...
St Columba’s Nursing Home is not just a state of the art care facility; it is also of major Historical Importance. The demesne comprises a medieval Castle (Cloughballymore Castle) and Georgian mansion as well as a walled orchard and Large Grotto.

The Castle was the main residence of the Kilkelly family and dates back to the mid 1500’s. The Kilkelly family derived their descent from Guaire, the seventh-centaury King of Connacht.

The castle is still intact overlooking the Main Nursing home building. The Main Mansion building was built by Marcus Lynch from Barna, in the 1700’s. This was also the birth place of the Richard Kirwin in 1733. Richard Kirwin was an internationally famous scientist in his day and was elected President of the Royal Irish Academy and also elected president of the Royal Dublin Society.

We have lovingly restored this building to its former grandeur and invite you to come and see this for yourselves

Care & Comfort
Care delivered in the Nursing Home is at all times devoted to the individual needs...