Care home · South Wirral
Aaron Court Care Home
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- 190 Princes Road, Ellesmere Port, South Wirral, CH65 8EU
- Run by
- Aaroncare Limited (3 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 73 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- December 2010 (15 years)
- Part of
- Hill Care Group
- Registered manager
- Collette Ann Marie Gough
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1986 (39 years), accounts up to date, has insolvency history (Companies House 02077314)
- Last CQC check
- 17 Sep 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,420–£1,730 a week for nursing care (dementia). Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-145585745
Aaron Court Care Home at a glance
Registered with CQC as a nursing home, Aaron Court Care Home is based in South Wirral, run by Aaroncare Limited. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in dementia.
Its latest CQC rating is Requires improvement overall (September 2026). Safe, Effective and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 18 CQC-registered care homes in and around Ellesmere Port; 11 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
How CQC rated each area
- Safe20 of 72 in Cheshire West and Chester
- Effective11 of 72 in Cheshire West and Chester
- Caring68 of 72 in Cheshire West and Chester
- Responsive63 of 72 in Cheshire West and Chester
- Well-led24 of 72 in Cheshire West and Chester
As rated by CQC, published 17 September 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Cheshire West and Chester share it.
Registered specialisms
As listed with the regulator.
The company behind Aaron Court Care Home
Aaron Court Care Home is run by Aaroncare Limited (company 02077314), incorporated in 1986, 24 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 3 active directors and it has an insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
Aaroncare Limited runs 3 CQC-registered services across 3 council areas; 1 of the 3 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (33%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
It trades under the Hill Care Group brand, which covers 31 services run by 9 registered providers.
What it may cost
We estimate Aaron Court Care Home at £1,420–£1,730 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £74k–£90k.
Part of a nursing fee may be met by the NHS (NHS-funded nursing care), paid to the home rather than to you.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Cheshire West and Chester Council for a free care needs assessment.
The ratings in context
Area by area, Safe, Effective and Well-led are rated below Good; 2 other areas are Good.
Across Cheshire West and Chester, 20 of 72 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (28%), while 11 of 72 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (15%), while 24 of 72 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (33%).
The Safe, Effective and Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
The local picture
There are 16 other care homes within 3 miles, 10 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Acorn Manor Residential Home, under 0.5 miles away.
Its rating is more recent than any of the 18 nearest rated care homes.
It sits in Central & Grange ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (10 min), a pharmacy (9 min), a shop (8 min), a park (9 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Rating history
- Apr 2015
- Jul 2015
- May 2017
- Jun 2018
- Jul 2019
- Jan 2022
- Jun 2025
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 29 January 2022
- CQC inspection report 26 July 2019
- CQC inspection report 5 June 2018
- CQC inspection report 5 May 2017
- CQC inspection report 14 July 2015
- CQC inspection report 15 April 2015
The kitchen's hygiene score
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from an inspection on 15 January 2026 by Cheshire West and Chester. Food is a big part of daily life in a home, so ask about menus, choice and mealtimes.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Aaron Court Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Central & Grange
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
- NHS planning area
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in CH65 (8)
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Around the building
- Bus stop 70 m (1 min walk) · 19 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Ellesmere Port, 850 m (11 min walk)
- GP surgery York Rd Practice, 760 m (10 min walk)
- Pharmacy Harrison Healthcare, 730 m (9 min walk)
- Shop Spar, 630 m (8 min walk)
- Park 710 m (9 min walk)
- Café National Milk Bar, 800 m (10 min walk)
- Place of worship Trinity Methodist Church, 610 m (8 min walk)
- Library Ellesmere Port Library, 830 m (10 min walk)
Distances are as the crow flies, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); real walking routes will be longer and may include hills or busy roads.
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
From the latest CQC inspection
- The service is a care home with nursing, providing support for up to 73 older people, including people living with dementia and physical disabilities.
- The provider was previously in breach of the legal regulations in relation to person-centred care, dignity and respect, lawful consent and application of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA), safe care and treatment and good governance.
- Some improvements had been made, and the provider is no longer in breach of the regulations in relation to person-centred care, dignity and respect and consent.
- People told us, “I’m happy here” and “I know them all here, yes it’s friendly.” Relatives described staff as friendly, caring and responsive to people's needs.
Inspected 19 January 2022; report published 29 January 2022; supporting 30 people at the time. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
How long it has been running
Aaron Court Care Home has been registered with CQC since December 2010, about 15 years.
CQC has published 8 overall ratings for it (2015–2026), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 2 and down 1 time, and is now Requires improvement.
CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 29 January 2022.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Aaron Court Care Home on The Care Panel so far.
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Compared with other care homes locally
- Rated Requires improvement. Across Cheshire West and Chester, 74% of the 72 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 0 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (September 2026) is more recent than 97% of care home ratings in Cheshire West and Chester.
- With 73 beds it is larger than 92% of care homes in Cheshire West and Chester, where the typical home has 39.
- Registered with CQC in 2010, it is one of the longest-registered care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Cheshire West and Chester lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (29% of care homes in Cheshire West and Chester are also rated below Good here); Effective (15% of care homes in Cheshire West and Chester are also rated below Good here); Well-led (35% of care homes in Cheshire West and Chester are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in Cheshire West and Chester. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
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What families ask about Aaron Court Care Home
- Is Aaron Court Care Home registered with CQC?
- Registered, yes: location 1-145585745 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Requires improvement overall in September 2026.
- Where is Aaron Court Care Home?
- It is at 190 Princes Road, Ellesmere Port, South Wirral, CH65 8EU.
- What kind of care can Aaron Court Care Home offer?
- Registration for Aaron Court Care Home covers: nursing homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- When did CQC last rate Aaron Court Care Home?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 17 September 2026. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Is Aaron Court Care Home registered for dementia care?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
- Which provider runs Aaron Court Care Home?
- Aaron Court Care Home is run by Aaroncare Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- How many residents can Aaron Court Care Home take?
- CQC registers Aaron Court Care Home for 73 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- Is Aaron Court Care Home rated well for safety?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- What are Aaron Court Care Home's fees?
- We don't have published prices from Aaron Court Care Home yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,205 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North West). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
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Details from the Care Quality Commission register, updated Oct 2026. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Text marked "in the provider's own words" is supplied by the provider. The Care Panel is not a care provider.