Which home care agencies in St. Helens are listed on this page?

This page covers forty one home care agencies serving St. Helens that are registered with the Care Quality Commission. Each has its own profile carrying any inspection rating and the report behind it. Those listed include Candour Care Group, New Day Care LTD, Santa Monica Healthcare Group, Able Support and Caremark St Helens. Comparing profiles side by side is far more useful than working through a list in order.

What is the difference between a care home and a nursing home?

A care home provides accommodation, meals and personal care, meaning help with washing, dressing, mobility and taking medication. A nursing home does the same with registered nurses on duty at all hours, for people whose conditions need daily clinical care. Home care is different again, since the person stays in their own house and support comes in at agreed times. If needs grow beyond what visits can cover, the assessment should identify that and point towards residential or nursing care instead.

What should you ask a home care agency in St. Helens before signing up?

Ask how many different carers would visit over a fortnight and what the agency does to keep that number low. Ask what happens if a carer is off sick, how late a visit can run before the family is told, and who answers the telephone outside office hours. Ask to see a sample care plan and find out how often it would be reviewed as needs change. Where the agency has been inspected, raise anything the report noted directly with the manager.

How do you arrange a care needs assessment in St. Helens?

Contact the adult social care team at St. Helens Metropolitan Borough Council and ask for a care needs assessment, which anyone who appears to need support can request. It usually takes place at home, which suits an assessment of home care particularly well, and a relative or advocate can be present. If the person is in hospital, the discharge team can make the referral instead. The written outcome records the needs identified and forms the basis of any funded support.

Can St. Helens Metropolitan Borough Council fund home care?

It can, where the needs assessment establishes that support is required and the financial assessment shows capital below the relevant threshold. Funding is means tested, so some families contribute towards the cost and others meet it in full. Where the council does contribute, the support may come as arranged visits or as a direct payment that lets the family choose and manage the agency. If the main need is a health need, the NHS may fund care through continuing healthcare instead.

How far in advance should families start looking?

Support at home can often be arranged more quickly than a move into a care home, but the better agencies still have limited capacity at popular times of day. Starting a week or two ahead gives time to compare providers, read inspection reports and agree a care plan without rushing. Hospital discharge can force a faster decision, and it is worth knowing that an arrangement made in a hurry can be changed later if it does not suit. Asking for the assessment early keeps the options open.

Home Care in St. Helens

St. Helens has 41 CQC registered home care agencies. 26 are rated Good, 3 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate, and 11 have not yet been rated. 24 of the 41 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 home care in St. Helens.

Hourly care visits, North West: £25.00 to £28.90 an hour. Middle half of prices from 9 agencies.
People aged 75 and over: 19,700. Rising to 21,400 by 2035, up 9%
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%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 66%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
Agencies in St. Helens, last 12 months: 1 opened, 3 closed

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.

Choosing a home care agency in St. Helens and what to look for

Support at home arrives as a series of visits rather than a single decision, and the quality of those visits depends on things a website cannot show you: who turns up, whether it is the same person each time, and what happens when that person is unwell. Those are the questions to press on.

What the ratings cover

The Care Quality Commission inspects agencies on five questions, asking whether the service is safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led, and the overall rating summarises those judgements. In St. Helens twenty six agencies are rated Good and three sit at Requires Improvement. Twelve have no rating yet, which usually means they registered recently rather than that anything is wrong, though it does leave a family with less published evidence to weigh. Where an agency has been rated, check the date, because the care sector sees enough change in management for an older report to describe a different organisation.

The questions that matter most

Ask how many different carers would visit in a typical fortnight, and whether the agency can promise continuity or simply aims at it. Ask what happens when a visit is running late and how families are told, and what the arrangement is at weekends and over bank holidays. Ask how staff are trained for the specific needs involved, whether that is dementia, moving and handling or medication support. Find out how the agency handles a complaint, and ask to see the written care plan it would draw up before any visits begin.

Arranging support in St. Helens and understanding the cost

The care needs assessment

Anyone who appears to need care and support can request an assessment, whatever their savings, and for home care it is often the quickest route to getting something organised. The assessment considers washing, dressing, meals, mobility, medication, safety around the house and how much a relative is already doing, and it produces a written record of what is needed. Requests go to St. Helens Metropolitan Borough Council, which is responsible for adult social care assessments and for arranging funded support in the borough. A relative providing unpaid care can ask for a carer's assessment of their own at the same time.

Fees, means testing and what to check

A financial assessment follows, looking at income and savings, though the value of a home someone still lives in is not counted when care is being provided there. Above the capital threshold a person pays for their own care; below it the council contributes according to the assessment, sometimes through a direct payment that lets the family choose the agency themselves. Agencies set their own hourly rates, so costs differ across St. Helens depending on the length of each visit, the time of day and whether two carers are needed. Ask for the rate in writing, including what is charged at weekends and overnight, what the minimum visit length is and how much notice is required to change or cancel a call. Ask as well whether travel time between visits is billed, since that varies from one agency to another.

41 home care in St. Helens

Candour Care Group · Centrix House, Newton-le-willows, St. Helens, WA12 9UY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Candour Care Group Ltd
We are Candour Care Group, a home care agency based in Newton le Willows and supporting adults in their own homes across this area. We support older people and people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities or autism,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Human Support Group - Portland House · Clarence Street, Newton-le-willows, St. Helens, WA12 9EU
Home care · Run by The Human Support Group Limited
We at Human Support Group Portland House are proud to provide compassionate home care across Newton-le-willows and the wider St. Helens area, supporting individuals to live well and safely in the comfort of their own homes. Based in the WA...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
New Day Care · Suite 3, Newton-le-willows, St. Helens, WA12 9QT
Home care · CQC Good · Run by New Day Care Ltd
At New Day Care, we provide home care support to people living in Newton-le-willows and the wider St. Helens area. Our focus is on helping individuals stay in the comfort of their own homes, maintaining their independence and living life...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Santa Monica Healthcare Group · 36 Vista Road, Newton Le Willows, St. Helens, WA12 9ER
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Santa Monica Healthcare Group Limited
We at Santa Monica Healthcare Group are proud to provide compassionate home care across Newton Le Willows and the surrounding communities of St. Helens. As a dedicated home care agency, we bring trusted support directly into the place...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Unite Healthcare · Wilkinson House, Prescot, St. Helens, L35 4NX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Unite Healthcare Ltd
We are Unite Healthcare, based in Prescot and supporting people in their own homes across St Helens and the surrounding area. We work with older people and people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability and autistic adults,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Able Support · 1 Micklehead Business Village, St Helens, St. Helens, WA9 4YU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Able Support Ltd
Able Support provides care in people's own homes in St Helens and the surrounding area. Our purpose is to make staying at home workable, with support that turns up reliably and is given by carers the household knows. We visit older people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Alcedo Care Wigan and St Helens · 14 Waterside Court, St. Helens, St. Helens, WA9 1UA
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Alcedo Orange Limited
We at Alcedo Care Wigan and St Helens are proud to provide compassionate home care across St. Helens and the surrounding communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the WA...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Apollo Home Healthcare -Merseyside · Mereone, St. Helens, St. Helens, WA9 5GG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Apollo Home Healthcare Limited
We at Apollo Home Healthcare Merseyside are proud to provide compassionate home care across St. Helens and the wider Merseyside area, supporting individuals to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Auxilium Manus Care · Unit 48, St. Helens, St. Helens, WA9 4TX
Home care · Run by Auxilium Manus Care Ltd
Auxilium Manus Care supports people in their own homes across St Helens. We visit older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people who live with sight or hearing loss....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Best Care Liverpool · Suite 3, St. Helens, St. Helens, WA9 5GG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Best Care Liverpool Limited
Best Care Liverpool provides care and support in people's own homes across St Helens and the wider Merseyside area. We visit older people, people with physical disabilities and younger adults. Much of what we do would look unremarkable...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Bluebird Care · 70 Cambridge Road, St Helens, St. Helens, WA10 4HD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Jan Walsh & Co Ltd
We at Bluebird Care (St Helens) are proud to provide compassionate home care across St Helens and the wider WA postcode area, supporting individuals to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. As a trusted...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Browns Short Break Respite · Nunn Street, St Helens, St. Helens, WA9 1SF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Browns Short Break Respite Limited
Browns Short Break Respite provides short break and respite support for people in and around St Helens, working with older people and with adults of working age. A short break serves two purposes at once. It gives the person a change of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Eating Disorders
Care Assurred · Bearly House, St Helens, St. Helens, WA10 1PQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Care Assured Limited
We at Care Assurred are proud to be a trusted home care agency serving families across St Helens and the wider Merseyside area, offering compassionate older person care in the comfort of your own home. Based in the heart of St Helens, our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care
Caremark St Helens · 17 Waterside Court, St. Helens, St. Helens, WA9 1UA
Home care · Run by Saints Care Ltd
We at Caremark St Helens are proud to offer compassionate home care across St. Helens and the surrounding communities, bringing professional support directly to the place people love most: their own home. Our team understands that choosing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Caring Companions · 28 Tarn Grove, St Helens, St. Helens, WA11 7PS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Catherine Marr
We provide care at home in St Helens, supporting older people, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, autistic people, people living with mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities and people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Crossroads Care North West · Unit 10 Waterside Court, St Helens, St. Helens, WA9 1UA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Crossroads Care North West
We at Crossroads Care North West St Helens are proud to provide compassionate home care across St Helens and the surrounding communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best, their own home. Operating from...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Dorsam Allied Support · 23 Ellington Way, St. Helens, St. Helens, WA9 5GS
Home care · Run by Dorsam Allied Support Ltd
Dorsam Allied Support provides care to people in their own homes in St Helens and the surrounding area. We work with older people and with younger adults, with people living with dementia, with people who have physical disabilities, and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Dulcet Care · 26 Atherton Street, St. Helens, St. Helens, WA10 2DT
Home care · Run by Dulcet Care Ltd
Here at Dulcet Care, we provide home care support to people living in St. Helens and the surrounding area. Our work takes place where it matters most, in the homes of the people we support, and we believe that remaining in a familiar...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Hand In Hand Homecare Agency · Unit1, St. Helens, St. Helens, WA9 1UA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Hand In Hand Homecare Agency Limited
We at Hand In Hand Homecare Agency are proud to provide compassionate home care across St. Helens and the surrounding communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. As a trusted...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Haydock Community Care · 204 Clipsley Lane, St Helens, St. Helens, WA11 0HU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Mrs Caroline McMenamy
Haydock Community Care supports people in their own homes in St Helens and the surrounding area. We work with older people and with younger adults, and our experience covers dementia, physical disabilities, and sight and hearing loss. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Human Support Group - Carter House · Berwyn Grove, St. Helens, St. Helens, WA9 2AR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by The Human Support Group Limited
We at Human Support Group Carter House are proud to offer trusted home care across St. Helens and the surrounding communities of Merseyside. As a dedicated home care agency, our purpose is simple: to help people live well and safely in the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
ICARE SOLUTIONS MERSEYSIDE · Unit 29, St. Helens, St. Helens, WA9 4TX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Icare Solutions Merseyside Ltd
We at ICARE SOLUTIONS MERSEYSIDE are proud to offer compassionate home care across St. Helens and the surrounding communities, supporting older people and adults with a wide range of needs to live well in the place they know best: their...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Integrated Care and Support Services · 21 Halefield Street, St. Helens, St. Helens, WA10 2DE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Integrated Care and Support Services Ltd
Integrated Care and Support provides care at home to adults across St Helens. The people we work with include older people who need help to stay in their own houses, adults living with dementia, people with a learning disability, autistic...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Lancaster Leyland Care · 115 Greenfield Road, St. Helens, St. Helens, WA10 6SH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Lancaster Leyland Care Limited
We provide care at home in St Helens and the surrounding area, working with older people, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, autistic people, people living with mental health conditions, people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Longway Avenues (LA) Care - St Helens · Unit 17, St. Helens, St. Helens, WA9 4TR
Home care · Run by Longway Avenues (LA) Care Ltd
We at Longway Avenues (LA) Care in St. Helens are proud to offer compassionate home care to individuals across our local community, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. As a dedicated home...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Lumina Care Wigan & St Helens · 16 Waterside Court, St. Helens, St. Helens, WA9 1UA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Brew 13 Services Limited
Lumina Care Wigan and St Helens provides care and support to people in their own homes across both boroughs. The people we work with include older people, younger adults, people living with dementia, people with learning disabilities,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Master Quality Health Care Services · Suite 1.3 First Floor, St. Helens, St. Helens, WA10 1QU
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Master Quality Healthcare Services Ltd
We at Master Quality Health Care Services are a home care provider supporting people across St. Helens and the surrounding communities of the North West. Our mission is simple: to deliver compassionate, personalised home care that allows...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Merseyside · Suite 56 The Bold Business Centre, St. Helens, St. Helens, WA9 4TX
Home care · Run by Kapaya Care Limited
We provide care and support in people's own homes across St Helens. Our work is with older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia, and people living with physical disabilities. The purpose is simple enough: to make staying at...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
NFC Health & Social Care · First Floor Office, St. Helens, St. Helens, WA10 3BZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by NFC Health & Social Care Limited
NFC Health & Social Care provides support in people's own homes across St. Helens. We work with a broad range of adults, and the aim is always the same: the right amount of help, arranged the way the person wants it, so that living at home...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
Profad Care Agency St Helens Branch · Profad Care Agency St Helens Branch, St. Helens, St. Helens, WA10 1QU
Home care · Run by Profad Care Agency Limited
We at Profad Care Agency St Helens Branch are proud to offer compassionate home care across St. Helens and the surrounding communities, supporting individuals to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. As a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Rainbow Care Solutions (Merseyside) · Suite 2, St. Helens, St. Helens, WA10 1QU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Rainbow Care Solutions Limited
Rainbow Care Solutions provides care and support in people's own homes across St Helens and the wider Merseyside area. We work with older people, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Eating Disorders
Red Robin Homecare · 34 Hall Street, St. Helens, St. Helens, WA10 1GH
Home care · Run by Red Robin Homecare Ltd
Red Robin Homecare provides care and support in people's own homes across St Helens. Staying at home is what most people want, and our job is to make that a dependable option rather than one that quietly stops working. We support older...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
St Helens - SOS Homecare · Worsley House, St. Helens, St. Helens, WA10 2BL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by SOS Homecare Ltd
SOS Homecare in St Helens provides care and support to people in their own homes across the borough. We work with older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia or with mental ill health, people with a learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Supported Living Service · 22 Sorogold Close, St Helens, St. Helens, WA9 1BT
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Leonard Cheshire Disability
We are a home care agency based in St Helens, providing support to people in their own homes across the borough and the surrounding area. Our work covers a wide range of needs, and we take the time to understand what matters to each person...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Supported Living Service · Forster House, St. Helens, St. Helens, WA9 1UB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by St Helens Council
We provide supported living and home care to people across St Helens, working with older people, adults who have a learning disability, autistic adults, people with a physical disability and people with a visual or hearing impairment....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
The Integral Care Hub · 66 North John Street, St. Helens, St. Helens, WA10 2JT
Home care · Run by The Integral Care Hub Ltd
We at The Integral Care Hub are proud to provide compassionate home care across St. Helens and the surrounding communities, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the heart of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Together Care · Unit 30, St Helens, St. Helens, WA10 1FY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Care Solutions (St Helens) Ltd
At Together Care, we provide home care support to people living in St Helens and the surrounding area. Our aim is simple: to help people live well in their own homes, with the right support in place and their independence protected as much...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
UCS Medical · Unit 9, St. Helens, St. Helens, WA11 9UX
Home care · CQC Inadequate · Run by UCS Medical Ltd
We provide care at home in St Helens. Those we visit include older adults, people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities, people living with sight or hearing loss and younger adults. How long a visit lasts is something we...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Winspear Garth Senior Care · Suite 1, St. Helens, St. Helens, WA10 1QU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Winspear Garth Senior Care Limited
We at Winspear Garth Senior Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across St. Helens, supporting individuals to live well and safely within the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. As a trusted home care agency serving...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Yes Care Services - St Helens · 8 Waterside Court, St. Helens, St. Helens, WA9 1UA
Home care · Run by Yes Care Services Ltd
Yes Care in St Helens provides care and support in people's own homes across the borough. We work with older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Nugent Community Choices · Fir House - The Orchards, Wigan, St. Helens, WN5 7FT
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Nugent Care
We provide support at home across Wigan and St Helens, working with older people and younger adults, including adults with learning disabilities, people living with mental health conditions and people with physical disabilities. Our work...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults

What home care costs

Type of care	What it costs
Hourly care visits, North West Middle half of prices from 9 agencies. Median £26.58. Shown for North West because too few St. Helens agencies publish a rate.	£25.00 to £28.90 an hour
What St. Helens pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£23.10 an hour
Homecare Association minimum price 2026 to 2027. The Association's estimate of the lowest price that covers the cost of delivering care. It is not a legal minimum.	£34.42 an hour
Live in care, England Middle half of prices from 62 agencies. Median £1,455.	£1,250 to £1,668 a week

Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

Apollo Home Healthcare Limited-Merseyside, 3 September 2026, Good
Together Care, 28 August 2026, Good
UCS Medical, 24 August 2026, Inadequate

Longest since a report

Crossroads Care North West - St Helens, 10 January 2018, Good
St. Helens Supported Living Service, 4 April 2018, Good
St Helens - SOS Homecare Ltd, 21 August 2018, Good

Frequently asked questions about home care in St. Helens

How many home care agencies are there in St. Helens?

St. Helens has 41 CQC registered home care agencies: 26 Good, 3 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate, 11 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does home care cost in St. Helens?

Hourly care visits, North West: £25.00 to £28.90 an hour. Middle half of prices from 9 agencies. Median £26.58. Shown for North West because too few St. Helens agencies publish a rate. Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price.

Which home care agencies in St. Helens were inspected most recently?

Apollo Home Healthcare Limited-Merseyside (3 September 2026), Together Care (28 August 2026) and UCS Medical (24 August 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.