Care Homes in St. Helens
St. Helens has 27 CQC registered care homes. 24 are rated Good, and 3 have not yet been rated. 17 of the 27 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
St. Helens at a glance
What the numbers say about care for older people in St. Helens.
- St. Helens Metropolitan Borough Council pays, residential care: £800 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,249 to £1,514, median £1,409
- Care home beds filled across St. Helens: 92%. The 12 month average is 87%.
- Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 61
- People aged 75 and over: 19,700. Rising to 21,400 by 2035, up 9%
- Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed. 2 changed owner, covering 60 beds.
- Who pays, across St. Helens (estimate): 42% council, 23% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,500. Rising to 2,900 by 2035, up 18%
- People aged 85 and over: 4,800. Rising to 6,700 by 2035, up 39%
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Planning and paying for residential care in St. Helens
Starting with a care needs assessment
A move into residential care should follow an assessment rather than a hurried search. The care needs assessment is free, open to anyone who appears to need care and support whatever their means, and it produces the written record of eligible needs that homes will work from. A practitioner from St. Helens Metropolitan Borough Council will consider personal care, mobility, nutrition, medication, mental wellbeing and the risks of remaining at home. If you have been providing care yourself, ask for a carer's assessment during the same conversation, since that is a separate entitlement rather than a favour.
Fees, contributions and what to agree in writing
A financial assessment of income and capital follows where needs are found eligible. The council may then meet the fees in full, meet part of them with a contribution from the person moving in, or conclude that the placement is privately funded. Weekly fees vary between homes and rise where needs are greater, so ask each home for its current fee, exactly what that covers and what is billed separately, such as hairdressing, chiropody or escorted appointments. Where a family expects to add a top up payment to secure a particular room, agree in writing who will carry future increases before anybody moves in.
Choosing a home and what to check before deciding
Reading the inspection report
All twenty seven homes listed here are registered with the Care Quality Commission. Twenty four have been rated Good and three are not yet rated, having registered too recently to be inspected. Inspectors judge whether a home is safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led, and a home rated Good overall can still be weaker in the one area that matters most to your relative, so it is worth reading all five judgements. Check the date of the inspection as well, because a home under new management may have changed since the report was written. For an unrated home, ask who registered it, how long it has been open and who manages it day to day.
What to notice on a visit
See every home you are seriously considering and try to arrive around a mealtime rather than mid morning. Watch how staff speak to residents who are not asking for anything, whether people are dressed and occupied, and how quickly call bells are answered. Ask how many permanent staff are on duty by day and overnight and how much agency cover is used. Homes in this listing include settings such as Greenfields Care Home, Ruskin Lodge, Prospect House Care Home and St Helens Hall and Lodge.
Thinking about what comes next
Ask what the home can manage if needs increase and whether it is registered to support dementia, since a home unable to continue caring for somebody means a second move at the hardest possible moment. Check the practical points too: whether a room takes familiar furniture, how visiting works for a family who work, and what happens about hospital appointments and transport.
27 care homes in St. Helens
- Elm Tree House · 32 Crow Lane West, Newton Le Willows, St. Helens, WA12 9YG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Living Developments Limited
We are Elm Tree House in Newton le Willows, a residential care home caring for older people, including people living with dementia, people managing a mental health condition, and people with a physical disability. What we provide is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Respite Care - Linear Park Residential Care Home · Bradlegh Road, Newton Le Willows, St. Helens, WA12 8RA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Catalyst Choices: Housing With Care Ltd
Linear Park Residential Care Home is in Newton le Willows, and we provide residential care for older people who have reached the point where living alone has become difficult. We are deliberately straightforward about what we are. This is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care - Amberley Court Care Home · 90 Stoney Lane, Prescot, St. Helens, L35 9JZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Prime Healthcare UK Limited
Here at Amberley Court Care Home, we provide residential and dementia care for older adults in the heart of Prescot, St. Helens. We are proud to have received a "Good" rating from the Care Quality Commission, which reflects the genuine...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care - Cedric House EMI Residential Care Home · 2 Ansdell Villas Road, Prescot, St. Helens, L35 4PN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mrs Sujata Seegum & Mr Hans Raj Seegum
Cedric House is a residential care home in Prescot supporting people living with dementia. We offer permanent places and respite stays. Dementia care is what we do rather than one thing among many, and it shapes how the whole house runs....
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Respite Care - Prospect House Care Home · Blundells Lane, Prescot, St. Helens, L35 6NB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Ms Maureen Bromley & Mr Neil Malkhandi
Prospect House Care Home is a residential home in Prescot supporting people living with dementia, with respite stays available alongside permanent places. Dementia care is what we do, so we try to do it properly rather than approximately....
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Respite Care - Tree Tops Residential Home · 27-29 View Road, Prescot, St. Helens, L35 0LF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mr David Beattie and Mrs Carole Leyland
Tree Tops Residential Home is a care home in Prescot providing care for older people, including people living with dementia, along with shorter respite stays. We try to keep the home domestic rather than institutional. People get up when...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care - Brookfield Support Centre · Park Road, St Helens, St. Helens, WA9 1HE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by St Helens Council
Brookfield Support Centre is a care home in St Helens. We provide residential care for older people, including people living with dementia, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. A fair amount of our work is short term....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care - Brown Edge House Residential Home · Nutgrove Road, St Helens, St. Helens, WA9 5JR
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Brown Edge House Limited
Brown Edge House Residential Home provides residential care in St Helens for older people, along with shorter respite stays. We are a straightforward sort of place. There is no elaborate philosophy behind what we do beyond looking after...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care - Colliers Croft Care Home · 161 Clipsley Lane, St Helens, St. Helens, WA11 0JG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Highpoint Care Limited
Colliers Croft Care Home is a residential care home in St Helens, providing a settled home for older people who need support with daily living. We care for residents living with dementia, and we offer respite stays for people who need care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care - Creative Support - Respite Service · Thyme Lodge, St Helens, St. Helens, WA9 4LY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Creative Support Limited
Creative Support in St Helens provides short respite stays for adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people with physical disabilities, people with visual or hearing impairment and younger adults. Respite is sometimes treated...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Greenfields Care Home · 130 Dentons Green Lane, St Helens, St. Helens, WA10 6RA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Greenfields Care Home Limited
Here at Greenfields Care Home, we are proud to be a trusted part of the St Helens community, providing a safe, comfortable and genuinely homely environment for the people who live with us. We specialise in older person care, residential...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care - Greengate House · Samuel Street, St Helens, St. Helens, WA9 5LU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Making Space
Greengate House is a residential care home in St Helens. We support adults living with mental ill health, and we offer respite stays as well as permanent places. Many of the people who come to us have had a hard stretch, whether through a...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Respite Care - Higher Lane · 131 Higher Lane, St. Helens, St. Helens, WA11 8BJ
Care home · Run by Bright Futures Care Limited
Higher Lane is a small residential care home in St Helens supporting adults with a learning disability, autistic adults and younger adults. Because only a few people live here, everybody is known properly and staff pick up quickly when...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Lowfield Lane · 43 Lowfield Lane, St. Helens, St. Helens, WA9 5TA
Care home · Run by Bright Futures Care Limited
Lowfield Lane is a residential care home in St Helens. We are a small setting and we like it that way, because it means we can get to know each person properly rather than working from a file. Life here is arranged around the people who...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Lyme House · Grange Road, St Helens, St. Helens, WA11 0XF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by TRU (Transitional Rehabilitation Unit) Ltd
Lyme House in St Helens is a residential home for adults with physical disabilities, and we also offer respite stays. The people who live here are adults with their own plans, not patients, and the house is run accordingly. People choose...
Specialisms: Physical Disability, Respite Care - Parkside · Parkside Care Home, St Helens, St. Helens, WA10 3AB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Parkside (St.Helens) Limited
Parkside is a residential care home in St Helens. We are home to older people, both for the longer term and for shorter respite stays when a family carer needs a break. Our standards are plain and we would rather be held to them: nobody...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care - Rosebank · 1 Hartington Road, St. Helens, St. Helens, WA10 6AF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Care In Mind Limited
Rosebank is a residential care home in St Helens, supporting adults managing mental health conditions. Most of those living here are younger adults, and we also offer respite stays. Our work is less about doing things for people than about...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Ruskin Lodge · Swinburne Road, St Helens, St. Helens, WA10 6AW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Pilkington Retirement Services Limited
We at Ruskin Lodge are proud to offer compassionate residential care in the heart of St Helens, providing a warm and welcoming home for older people, including those living with dementia. Nestled within the St Helens community in the North...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care - Segal Gardens · 436 Fleet Lane, St Helens, St. Helens, WA9 2NH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by H.W.C.G.S. Care Limited
Segal Gardens is a residential care home in St Helens supporting adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, and people living with mental health conditions. Most of the people living here are younger adults, and for most of them...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Sherdley Court · 91 Rainhill Road, St Helens, St. Helens, L35 4PD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Making Space
We are Sherdley Court, a residential care home in St Helens supporting adults who are managing a mental health condition. Our focus is deliberately narrow. It means the staff here are genuinely experienced in the work rather than being...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Respite Care - St Helens Hall and Lodge · Elephant Lane, St. Helens, St. Helens, WA9 5EL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Sandstone Care North West Limited
St Helens Hall and Lodge is a residential care home in St Helens. We support older adults and younger adults, including many people living with dementia, and we offer respite stays as well as permanent places. Dementia care is a large part...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Thomas House · Thomas House Care Home, St Helens, St. Helens, WA10 3TS
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Thomas House (St. Helens) Ltd
Here at Thomas House, we are proud to be a care home at the heart of the St Helens community, offering a warm and homely environment where older people can feel genuinely settled and supported. We provide residential care, respite care and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care - Wesley Hall Gardens · 3 Wesley Hall Gardens, St. Helens, St. Helens, WA9 5JQ
Care home · Run by Bright Futures Care Limited
Wesley Hall Gardens is a residential care home in St Helens, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism, including younger adults. We also offer respite stays, which can give a family carer a genuine break while the person...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Winterfell · Tree Tops, St. Helens, St. Helens, WA11 8AS
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Achieve Together Limited
Winterfell is a residential care home in St Helens supporting adults living with learning disabilities and autism, adults managing mental health conditions and adults with physical disabilities, including younger adults. People arrive here...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Sherdley Manor · Mill Lane, Warrington, St. Helens, WA9 4ET
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Chestnut House Nursing Home Limited
Sherdley Manor is a residential care home in Warrington, serving families across St Helens and the surrounding area. We provide a home for older people who need support with daily living, and we offer respite stays for people needing care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care - Ashton Cross · 2 Tithebarn Road, Wigan, St. Helens, WN4 0YD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by TRU (Transitional Rehabilitation Unit) Ltd
Here at Ashton Cross, we are proud to be a trusted care home serving the communities of Wigan and St. Helens. We provide residential care, support for people living with physical disabilities, and respite care for those who need a short...
Specialisms: Physical Disability, Respite Care - Chapel House · 1 Newton Road, Wigan, St. Helens, WN5 7LA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by TRU (Transitional Rehabilitation Unit) Ltd
Chapel House is a residential care home in Wigan. We support adults with physical disabilities and we offer respite stays. Most of the people who live here have needed to think hard about practical detail for a long time, and they know far...
Specialisms: Physical Disability, Respite Care
What care costs in St. Helens, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care North West figure, because too few St. Helens homes publish this price. 20 homes. Median £1,409. | £800 | £1,249 to £1,514 |
| Nursing care England figure, because too few St. Helens homes publish this price. 140 homes. Median £1,916. | £883 | £1,600 to £2,071 |
| Residential dementia care North West figure, because too few St. Helens homes publish this price. 17 homes. Median £1,533. | Not published separately | £1,372 to £1,648 |
| Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few St. Helens homes publish this price. 75 homes. Median £2,050. | Not published separately | £1,890 to £2,221 |
Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.
Inspected most recently
- Prospect House Care Home, 19 May 2026, Good
- Colliers Croft Care Home, 18 May 2026, Good
- Ruskin Lodge, 24 June 2025, Good
Longest since a report
- Lyme House, 28 April 2018, Good
- Ashton Cross, 25 May 2018, Good
- Tree Tops Residential Home, 27 July 2018, Good
Frequently asked questions about care homes in St. Helens
How many care homes are there in St. Helens?
St. Helens has 27 CQC registered care homes: 24 Good, 3 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does a care home cost in St. Helens?
St. Helens Metropolitan Borough Council pays an average of £800 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,249 to £1,514 a week. North West figure, because too few St. Helens homes publish this price. 20 homes. Median £1,409. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.
Which care homes in St. Helens were inspected most recently?
Prospect House Care Home (19 May 2026), Colliers Croft Care Home (18 May 2026) and Ruskin Lodge (24 June 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.