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Mental health care in Liverpool: who can help

69 home care agencies and 44 care homes in Liverpool are registered with CQC to support people living with a mental health condition. Compare the highest rated, see how to get help from Liverpool City Council, and where to find support.

Source: CQC register (registered specialisms) · Refreshed 25 October 2026

The short version

  • Help at home: 69 providers, 93% Good or Outstanding.
  • Residential and nursing: 44 homes, 68% Good or Outstanding.
  • Needs assessment from Liverpool City Council, at no cost: 0151 459 2606.
  • Advice line 0300 123 3393 (Mind Infoline).

Citation: "Mental health care in Liverpool: who can help", published by The Care Panel (Oct 2026).

Agencies with this specialism

Ordered by rating, then by inspection date.

By town

Care homes in Liverpool

Ordered by rating, then by inspection date.

By town

Charities and local support

Phone 0300 123 3393 to reach the Mind Infoline.

Council support

Liverpool City Council assesses needs first, at no cost and regardless of savings. The assessor checks daily tasks against national eligibility rules. How to ask in Liverpool.

Where the council pays, its contribution can come to you as a direct payment, so you choose a specialist provider yourself. Separately, Attendance Allowance ignores savings. Funding care in Liverpool.

Specialist services in Liverpool in numbers

In Liverpool, 64% of home care agencies list this specialism with CQC (69 of 107), against 59% of home care agencies in England. Quality: 93% Good or Outstanding among the 40 rated specialist home care agencies, against 93% for every rated home care agencies in Liverpool and 88% for this specialism nationally. Specialist home care agencies rated Outstanding: 3. Rated below Good: 3.

29 are still waiting for a first rating. The largest operator among them is Alternative Futures Group Limited, with 2. 50% is the share of Liverpool's care homes registered for mental health care: 44 out of 88. Nationally it is 30%.

68% of rated specialist care homes here are Good or Outstanding (37 rated), lower than the England figure for the same specialism (82%). For all care homes in Liverpool it is 68%. Nursing is available in 24 of them. They have 1,520 beds between them. 1 specialist care homes is rated Outstanding and 12 Requires improvement or Inadequate.

CQC has not yet rated 7 of them. Wellington Healthcare (Arden) Ltd has more of the specialist care homes than any other company: 4.

CQC data, Oct 2026; specialisms are as providers registered them.

Picking the right service

Go beyond the headline grade and read the inspection report itself. A declared specialism is no guide to experience either. Find out about the number of similar clients, staff training, keeping a small consistent team, and the approach to distress or refusal.

Questions worth adding:

  • How do you support recovery goals, not just daily care?
  • What mental health training do staff have?
  • How do you manage medication and side effects?

Mental health care in Liverpool: common questions

Is there help outside the council?

The national helpline is 0300 123 3393: Mind Infoline.

How many services in Liverpool care for people living with a mental health condition?

69 home care agencies and 44 care homes in Liverpool list this specialism with CQC (Oct 2026). Of those rated, 93% of the agencies and 68% of the homes are Good or Outstanding.

Is there council funding for mental health care in Liverpool?

With capital below £23,250 and qualifying needs, the council may meet some or the whole bill once it has assessed finances. The starting point is an assessment of needs, at no cost.

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Built from the Care Quality Commission's register (Oct 2026) under Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel lists and compares services but runs none.

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