Ailsa Lodge Nursing Home

Bangor

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

Ailsa Lodge Nursing Home scored a 4 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Generally satisfactory Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 7 August 2025 by Ards and North Down.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Ailsa Lodge Nursing Home, from March 2019 to August 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2019 to 4 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Ailsa Lodge Nursing Home.

Food hygiene rating history for Ailsa Lodge Nursing Home
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
28 March 2019	5 / 5	Very good
7 August 2025	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

Ailsa Lodge Nursing Home in Bangor has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

6 Killaire Avenue,
Ballykillare (Main Portion),
Bangor,
Down,
BT19 1EW

Ailsa Lodge Nursing Home Hygiene Rating - 4/5

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Ailsa Lodge Nursing Home. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Ailsa Lodge Nursing Home?

Food hygiene at Ailsa Lodge Nursing Home is inspected by Ards and North Down, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Ailsa Lodge Nursing Home

What is Ailsa Lodge Nursing Home’s food hygiene rating?

Ailsa Lodge Nursing Home has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 7 August 2025.

When was Ailsa Lodge Nursing Home last inspected?

Ailsa Lodge Nursing Home was last inspected by Ards and North Down on 7 August 2025.

Is a 4 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.