Care home · Hoylake
The Court
Typical fee here £1,130–£1,380 a week Estimate
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- 2 Barton Road, Hoylake, Wirral, CH47 1HH
- Run by
- Ryding Care Services Limited (2 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 17 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- July 2016 (10 years)
- Registered manager
- Joanne Michelle Jarvis
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2016 (10 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 10051151)
- Last CQC check
- 12 Aug 2024
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,130–£1,380 a week for residential 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
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-2745960182
An overview of The Court
The Court is a CQC-registered residential care home in Hoylake, run by Ryding Care Services Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Requires improvement overall (August 2024). Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 9 CQC-registered care homes in and around Hoylake; 6 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The ratings in context
Looking at the five areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are rated below Good.
Across Wirral, 31 of 102 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (30%), while 13 of 102 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (13%), while 7 of 102 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Caring (7%), while 12 of 102 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Responsive (12%), while 28 of 102 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (27%).
If you are considering it, read the Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
Costs to expect
We estimate The Court at £1,130–£1,380 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £59k–£72k.
Ask what notice is given before a fee increase and what triggers one.
Wirral Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Choice nearby
There are 13 other care homes within 3 miles, 6 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is The Lodge, under 0.5 miles away.
12 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Hoylake and Meols ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (10 min), a café (8 min), a bus stop (7 min) and a railway station (9 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Who the service is registered for
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
The five key questions
- Safe31 of 102 in Wirral
- Effective13 of 102 in Wirral
- Caring7 of 102 in Wirral
- Responsive12 of 102 in Wirral
- Well-led28 of 102 in Wirral
From CQC's latest report, published 12 August 2024. Under each rating: how many care homes in Wirral share it.
How its rating has changed
- Dec 2017
- Nov 2019
- Sep 2020
- Aug 2023
- Aug 2024
- Today Rating 2 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 22 August 2023
- CQC inspection report 22 September 2020
- CQC inspection report 7 November 2019
- CQC inspection report 2 December 2017
Finding it
- Ward
- Hoylake and Meols
- Council
- Wirral Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wirral West
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in CH47 (10)
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Close by
- Bus stop 560 m (7 min walk) · 2 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Hoylake, 750 m (9 min walk)
- Pharmacy Well Pharmacy, 860 m (11 min walk)
- Shop Newsmag Extra, 770 m (10 min walk)
- Park 910 m (11 min walk)
- Café Ground, 680 m (8 min walk)
- Place of worship St Hildeburgh, 430 m (5 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.
The company behind The Court
The Court is run by Ryding Care Services Limited (company 10051151), incorporated in 2016.
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 residential care for older and disabled people.
Ryding Care Services Limited runs 2 CQC-registered services; 0 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (0%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
All 2 are in Wirral, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
Track record
The Court has been registered with CQC since July 2016, about 10 years.
CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2017–2024), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 2 times, and is now Requires Improvement.
Reports on record: 4, with the most recent dated 22 August 2023.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- The assessment of the service on site was unannounced on the 6 March 2024.
- Family members told told us "The way the girls here have worked with him, it is amazing.
Inspected 14 June 2023; report published 22 August 2023. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
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Where The Court stands locally
- Rated Requires improvement. Across Wirral, 71% of the 102 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 0 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (August 2024) is more recent than 60% of care home ratings in Wirral.
- With 17 beds it is smaller than 61% of care homes in Wirral, where the typical home has 29.
- Registered with CQC in 2016: it has been registered longer than 29% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Wirral lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (36% of care homes in Wirral are also rated below Good here); Effective (15% of care homes in Wirral are also rated below Good here); Caring (8% of care homes in Wirral are also rated below Good here); Responsive (13% of care homes in Wirral are also rated below Good here); Well-led (31% of care homes in Wirral are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Wirral; CQC register, Oct 2026.
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- Sandtoft Care HomeMar 2026
- Abney Low Nursing homeNov 2024
- The Old Garden Care HomeOct 2025
Quick answers about The Court
- When was The Court last inspected?
- 12 August 2024 is when the current rating was published, 2 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Does The Court support people with dementia?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
- Is The Court a registered provider?
- Registered, yes: location 1-2745960182 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Requires improvement overall in August 2024.
- What is The Court's address?
- It is at 2 Barton Road, Hoylake, Wirral, CH47 1HH.
- What kind of care can The Court offer?
- Its CQC registration covers residential homes. Ask The Court how it would adapt if needs increase.
- How did The Court score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For The Court: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Requires improvement; Responsive: Requires improvement; Well-led: Requires improvement. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How much does care from The Court cost?
- The Court hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,205 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North West). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- Who is the registered provider for The Court?
- CQC lists Ryding Care Services Limited as the provider responsible for The Court.
- How many beds does The Court have?
- The Court can take up to 17 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
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