Care home · Prescot Road
Grace Court Care Centre
Illustrative photo, not of Grace Court Care Centre- Address
- Prescot Road, St. Helens, WA10 3UU
- Run by
- Abbendon Healthcare Ltd (3 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 30 (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
- January 2026 (9 months)
- Registered manager
- Frances Lisa Brothers
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2018 (8 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 11586516)
- Last CQC check
- 15 Jul 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,420–£1,730 a week for nursing care (dementia). Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-25880062760
About Grace Court Care Centre
Grace Court Care Centre is a CQC-registered nursing home in Prescot Road, run by Abbendon Healthcare Ltd. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities and mental health conditions.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Requires improvement overall (July 2022). Safe, Effective, Responsive and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 19 CQC-registered care homes in and around St Helens; 13 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe3 of 37 in St. Helens
- Effective3 of 37 in St. Helens
- Caring33 of 37 in St. Helens
- Responsive4 of 37 in St. Helens
- Well-led4 of 37 in St. Helens
From CQC's latest report, published 15 July 2022. Under each rating: how many care homes in St. Helens share it.
Past CQC ratings
- Mar 2017
- Jan 2018
- Dec 2019
- Dec 2020
- May 2022
- Jul 2022
- Today Rating 4 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address.
Food safety inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 21 October 2025 by St Helens. On a visit, ask to see this week's menu and how residents choose what they eat.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Grace Court"). Open Government Licence.
Area and map
- Ward
- St Helens Town Centre
- Council
- St Helens Borough Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Helens South and Whiston
- NHS planning area
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in WA10 (9)
See the wider area · Plan a journey · OpenStreetMap (ODbL)
Nearby
- Bus stop 130 m (2 min walk) · 18 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Thatto Heath, 1.5 km (18 min walk)
- GP surgery Bethany Medical Centre, 680 m (9 min walk)
- Pharmacy Jackson's Pharmacy, 450 m (6 min walk)
- Shop Morrisons, 200 m (2 min walk)
- Park Eccleston Branchline Linear Park, 520 m (7 min walk)
- Café Living Well Café, 120 m (2 min walk)
- Place of worship Newtown United Reformed Church, 430 m (5 min walk)
- Library St Helens Library, 1.1 km (14 min walk)
Straight-line distances to the nearest of each, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Walking routes are longer; check for hills and crossings if you plan to take a relative out.
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
Who runs it
Grace Court Care Centre is run by Abbendon Healthcare Ltd (company 11586516), incorporated in 2018, 7 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care.
Abbendon Healthcare Ltd runs 3 CQC-registered services across 3 council areas; 2 of the 3 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (67%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
How it fits locally
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 19 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Thomas House (St Helens) Limited, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: mental health conditions (5 of the nearest 25); physical disabilities (6 of the nearest 25).
8 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in St Helens Town Centre ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% 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 (9 min), a pharmacy (6 min), a shop (2 min), a park (7 min), a café (2 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Grace Court Care Centre 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.
For residents assessed as needing nursing, a weekly NHS contribution goes straight to the home towards the fee, whoever pays the rest.
With savings below £23,250, St. Helens Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
Needs it is registered to meet
Registration details from CQC.
History with CQC
Grace Court Care Centre registered with CQC in January 2026, so it is a new service.
CQC has published 6 overall ratings for it (2017–2022), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Requires improvement.
No new overall rating has been published for 4 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
This rating belongs to the former operator. The current provider has not had its own inspection here yet.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
Area by area, Safe, Effective, Responsive and Well-led are rated below Good; 1 other area is Good.
Across St. Helens, 3 of 37 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (8%), while 3 of 37 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (8%), while 4 of 37 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Responsive (11%), while 4 of 37 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (11%).
If you are considering it, read the Safe, Effective, Responsive and Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
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Grace Court Care Centre in local context
- Rated Requires improvement. Across St. Helens, 89% of the 37 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 2 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (July 2022) is more recent than 57% of care home ratings in St. Helens.
- With 30 beds it is larger than 46% of care homes in St. Helens, where the typical home has 30.
- Registered with CQC in 2026, it is one of the newest care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in St. Helens lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (14% of care homes in St. Helens are also rated below Good here); Effective (11% of care homes in St. Helens are also rated below Good here); Responsive (11% of care homes in St. Helens are also rated below Good here); Well-led (14% of care homes in St. Helens are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
All figures compare it with other care homes in St. Helens; CQC register, Oct 2026.
Nearby options
Guides for families
Other care homes near St Helens with recent ratings
- Ruskin LodgeJun 2025
- RosebankDec 2024
What families ask about Grace Court Care Centre
- Is Grace Court Care Centre rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Good; Responsive: Requires improvement; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- What are Grace Court Care Centre's fees?
- Grace Court Care Centre has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,205 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North West). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- Which provider runs Grace Court Care Centre?
- The registered provider is Abbendon Healthcare Ltd, according to CQC.
- How many residents can Grace Court Care Centre take?
- Grace Court Care Centre can take up to 30 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- When did CQC last rate Grace Court Care Centre?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 15 July 2022, 4 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Is Grace Court Care Centre registered for dementia care?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
- What services is Grace Court Care Centre registered for?
- Grace Court Care Centre is registered with CQC for: nursing homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Is Grace Court Care Centre registered with CQC?
- Registered, yes: location 1-25880062760 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Requires improvement overall in July 2022.
- What is Grace Court Care Centre's address?
- It is at Prescot Road, St. Helens, WA10 3UU.
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Source: the CQC register as of Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0), with our own analysis. Anything marked "in the provider's own words" comes from the provider. The Care Panel does not provide care.