Our Mission
St. Carthage’s House is committed to providing an excellent standard of care.
We believe in giving residents control over their lives and encourage independence.
St Carthage’s House is a purpose built rest home in Lismore, Co Waterford, which caters for elderly people with low to moderate dependencies. It is located in the beautiful Heritage Town of Lismore and is set in large landscaped gardens.
Our History
St. Carthages House was established in 1987 following the closure of the Lismore District Hospital. The main function of St. Carthage’s House is to provide care and support in a homely environment for the elderly of West Waterford, East Cork and South Tipperary. It has 42 beds . The age profile is from sixty five years and up and the vast majority of residents are long term.
We are a limited company, with charitable status. We have a voluntary Board of Directors who receive no remuneration or expenses and who meet once or twice per month depending on the issues on hand. The home is managed by Rebecca Hennebry, who is the Person In Charge and a part time administrator. It gives employment to 35 full-time and part-time employees.
It costs about €1.2m each year to meet the day-to-day running costs. This comes from several sources, e.g., voluntary donations, income from fund raising events, and donations from residents’ pensions in addition to a yearly subvention from the HSE. We do not receive funding under the Fair Deal Scheme.
Board of Directors : Jimmy O'Gorman, Tom Murphy, Eddie Cunningham, William Leahy, Brian Willoughby, Mairead Tobin
Visiting Guidelines
We encourage visits by friends and family. We have open visiting but ask that you would avoid meal times (12.15-1.15pm, 4.15-5.15pm) No late night visiting.
Our Philosophy
We provide a home from home for our residents. We are anti–ageist and have a resident needs focus. The security and health of our residents in an age friendly surrounding is central to our core values and the ethos of the home and its staff.
Our aim is to provide a warm, relaxed, informal and homely atmosphere in which the care, comfort and well-being of our residents are of paramount importance.
HIQA REPORT 2024
The Board of Management, P.I.C & staff of St. Carthage's are delighted with the excellent HIQA report that they received in May 2024. This report can be viewed here
DONATIONS
St. Carthage's House is over 30 years old. Renovations are always needed to comply with HIQA guidelines and to ensure that our residents feel at home and are cared for in a nice warmly enviroment. All donations are greatly appreciated. Donations can be made by pressing the link below. Thank you
Serving West Waterford & Surrounding Area's
Activities
We pride ourselves on our range of activities to suit all tastes. Activity is vital for the physical and psychological wellbeing of our residents. We are always looking for new activities and events that our residents can enjoy, especially music.
Monthly Movie Days
At Blackwater Community School.
Residents are free to attend Movie Days once a month, kindly run by Blackwater Community School. They show some old classics and supply tea and treats for all the attendies! This is also an opportunity to meet other people from the community.
Bingo
Christine runs our Bingo every week with lots of prizes to be won.
Raised Flower Beds
We have several raised flower beds around our facility where the residents grow some lettuces, vegtables and beautiful flowers.
Art Classes
Painting with Phil. Residents are involved in painting every week using acylics, watercolours and mixed media. We held our own art exhibition last year and our residents work is to be displayed in Lismore Castle Art Gallery during May and June this year!
Cards
Every Monday night at 8.00 p.m. our residents enjoy a game of cards with the public here in St. Carthage's.
Music with Dick
Residents enjoy music every Friday afternoon, courtesy of our local musician Dick. They listen and participate in a lively sing song, which is thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Services
Mass
Mass is celebrated every Tuesday at 10 am. Our residents also listen to Mass on the local radio station.
Hairdresser
We have 2 hairdressers who come in once week
Chiropodist
Our Chiropodist visits every 6 weeks
DONATIONS
Lismore Fire Brigade
A big thank you to Lismore Fire Brigade who presented us with a cheque for €3500. This money will be used for some upgrades in our kitchen. Thank you for thinking of us!
Helen O'Byrne
Memorial Walk 2024
The Helen O'Byrne Memorial Walk took place in October 2024 and we were lucky enough to be this years recipients of over €7000. The Byrne family are all huge supporters of St Carthage's House and have supported us in many ways including fundraising over the the years. Thanks to them for their continued support.
Waterford City & County Mayor's
Charity Ball 2023
St Carthages House was lucky enough to be chosen as one of 4 recipients for Lord Mayor John O'Leary's, Charity Mayors Ball this year. The ball was held in April in the Tower Hotel in Waterford and a very successful night it was with St Carthage's House receiving €11,800 from the proceeds. We thank Mayor O'Leary for choosing us as one of the charity's and also for visiting us recently spending time with all our residents and staff.
We would also like to thank the following businesses who were good enough to donate items for the auction on the night of the Ball. Ballyin House, Lismore Estates, Blackwater Coach Airbnb, MCG Kayaks, Whitehorses Restaurant, EZ living Interiors and Lismore Food Company.
LISMORE FOROIGE
Lismore Foroige have been very busy all over the winter creating some fabulous art work to brighten the courtyards here at St Carthage's House. As you can see from the photos this is a talented group and these colourful creations bring a smile to the face of anyone who catchs a glimpse of them as they go about their day.
They also created beautiful signs to indicate the different areas of the home which were recently renamed with suggestions from our residents
Thank you to all in Lismore Foroige for your hard work.
Santa at the Strand 2024
A massive thank you to all on the TWC Committee who presented us with a cheque for over €20,000, the moneys made during their fabulous undertaking that is Santa at the Strand. This is a wonderful event, run completely by voluntgeers young and old, Santa visits the fabulous area that is the Strand for a number of days in early December to visit all the children in Lismore and the surrounding areas. Such a feel good event and St Carthage's House are thrilled to be one of the recipients of the proceeds. 2024 was the 4th running of the event which has raised over €100,000 for its chosen charities
Ballyduff Wrenboys 2024
Thank you to the Ballyduff Wrenboys who once again raised over €2000 for St Carthage's House. This astute group, perform online (facebook) and in person in the lead up to Christmas and of course St Stephens day they are worth tuning into to hear their fabulous performances. This group has supported St Carthages House for many years and it is greatly appreciated. Well Done to all involved.
London Marathon Runner Geraldine Barry
A massive Well Done and Thank You to Geraldine Barry who undertook to run the London Marathon in October. Geraldine not only completed the marathon in a very respectable time she also raised €6000 for charity. St Carthage's House were lucky enough to get €3000 of this. We are very grateful to Geraldine for thinking of us and her hard work!
Mary Daltons Weekly Walkers 2022
Thank you to Mary and all her weekly walkers who gave us a donation of €1500. Mary and a group of dedicated walkers donate €2 every week and go walking. They have donated to us many times and we appreciate their dedication and continued support of St Carthage's House.
