As one of Ireland’s leading nursing home groups, our mission is to offer residents the highest possible standards of care, ensuring they feel respected and part of a thriving community.
We believe that a caring home is a home that is connected to its community. Most of our residents come from the surrounding area and each of our homes bear the hallmarks of its unique neighbourhood culture, creating places where residents and their families feel they belong.
We know that choosing the right nursing home for a loved one can be challenging. We operate with empathy and compassion, helping families to make this transition as comfortably as possible.
Our model of care is always centred on the needs and desires of our residents. At Grace Healthcare, we work to make sure that they have what they need to feel at home and live fulfilling lives.
Thoughtfulness
In everything we do, we put residents first, from integrating activities to ensuring a smooth transition into their new home.
Transparency
We will always communicate sincerely and clearly with residents and their families.
Respect
We will always show the utmost respect for our residents and their families, ensuring their voices are heard and their individual needs are met.
- Peter, Dublin
Rioghnach Murphy
Chief Executive Officer
Prior to assuming the role of CEO, Rioghnach was Chief Operations Officer for Grace Healthcare for a period of three years. Rioghnach worked closely with the CEO at the time and lead on the operations and quality and compliance in all of the homes.
With a background in nursing, Rioghnach has over 20 years’ experience working in the healthcare sector internationally and nationally. Rioghnach has worked with older persons since2015. She also worked as Director of Operations for Health Care Informed (HCI),a professional services provider which, among other services, assists healthcare organisations in the nursing home sector with compliance and regulatory requirements. Rioghnach also worked as Head of Quality, Risk and Compliance for Bloomfield Health Services with both Older persons services under HIQA regulation and Mental health services under Mental Health Commission.
Rioghnach has a BSc in Nursing, a Diploma in PICU, a Master’s in Healthcare Management, and QQI level 6 Train the Trainer.
Angela McNamee
Chief Operations Officer
Angela McNamee, Chief Operations Officer and Person Participating in Management for all Grace Healthcare Nursing Homes. As COO Angela is responsible for all elements of service and care provision, including process improvement, policy and procedure development, quality management system development and regulatory compliance. Previously, Angela was Head of Service Development for Grace Healthcare since 2020.
With a background in nursing, Angela has over 38 years working in the healthcare sector, and has held senior management positions both nationally and internationally. She was Director of Services in Castleross, one of the Grace Healthcare Homes for 3 years where she developed a deep understanding for Care of the Older Person and the Household model in particular and it’s successful integration both from an operational and regulatory perspective. Prior to that she was Group Director of Nursing for the Louth Meath hospital group, leading a homeal staff over three sites with 600 + beds. She has also worked as Director of Homeal Operations in Abu Dhabi where she was responsible for the preparation of new facilities which provided care to long term, ventilated adult and paediatric patients. This Consultant led rehabilitation service was a new concept in the UAE and Angela succeeded in gaining CARF accreditation for the service.
Angela is a Registered General Nurse and also holds an MSc in Education and Training Management, a BSc in Nursing Management, and a Higher Diploma in Coronary Care Nursing.
John Bishop
Chief Financial Officer
John joined Grace Healthcare in November 2022 after spending the previous three years as Chief Financial Officer in the Nursing Home industry.
John brings a wealth of experience to the role having overseen finance for over 20 years in the healthcare industry in the fields of Medical Diagnostics, Research & Development and Service Provision both domestically and internationally.
John qualified as a Management Accountant in 1994 and holds a Masters in Executive Leadership from the University of Ulster. He is also a member of the Institute of Directors and has mentored with his accounting institute for a number of years.