About the survey

The National Nursing Home Experience Survey

The National Nursing Home Experience Survey is the first national survey asking nursing home residents and their relatives or friends about their experiences of nursing home care in Ireland. The survey aims to learn from and understand these experiences in order to improve the care provided in Irish nursing homes.

The results of the 2022 survey are now available to view here.

What questions are asked?

Two questionnaires have been developed: one to capture the experiences of nursing home residents (which contains 54 questions), and one to capture the experiences of family members or friends (containing 49 questions).

Click below to learn more about what is involved in conducting the survey and to view the questionnaire.

Eligible participants are informed of the survey

The selected nursing homes are informed about the survey. Residents of these nursing homes and their family members are notified that they will be invited to take part in the survey.

Survey goes live

Interviews are held with nursing home residents and postal surveys are sent to family members or friends.

Survey closes and results are analysed

The results are then analysed and the reports are prepared for publication.

Results published

Survey findings are published on yourexperience.ie

Use of survey findings

Survey findings are used to inform improvements in nursing homes.

Click to access the resources – a suggested poster template for you to share your insights, a tips sheet to help you complete the poster and also a sample completed poster template.