Ordered by inspection grade · St. Helens

St. Helens: best rated care homes (2026)

Places here cannot be bought. Listed: the 33 graded Good or above, out of 37 with a result, sorted by grade and then by how fresh the inspection is.

From the CQC register · Refreshed 19 October 2026

Key facts

  • 89% score Good or better where inspected, out of 41.
  • 2 Outstanding, 4 needing improvement or worse.
  • 22% have an inspection result less than two years old.
  • £1,260 a week is a typical private fee (estimate).

Reference: St. Helens: best rated care homes (2026). The Care Panel, Oct 2026.

The 25 highest rated care homes in St. Helens

Ranked by CQC overall rating, then how recent it is. How the ranking works. Listed: 25 of 33.

  1. Haydock Lodge Newton-le-Williows · Nursing · 30 beds Outstanding
  2. Colliers Croft Care Home St Helens · Residential · 62 beds · Dementia Good
  3. Prospect House Care Home Prescot · Residential · 24 beds · Dementia Good
  4. Rosebank Dentons Green · Residential · 5 beds Good
  5. Ruskin Lodge St Helens · Residential · 23 beds · Dementia Good
  6. Abbeyrose Court Haydock · Nursing · 46 beds · Dementia Good
  7. Ainsdale Court Prescot · Nursing · 46 beds · Dementia Good
  8. Amberley Court Care Home Prescot · Residential · 39 beds · Dementia Good
  9. Brookfield Support Centre St Helens · Residential · 39 beds · Dementia Good
  10. Sherdley Court St Helens · Residential · 25 beds Good
  11. St Helens Hall and Lodge Elephant Lane · Residential · 94 beds · Dementia Good
  12. Winterfell Rainford · Residential · 6 beds Good
  13. Adamstan House Nursing Home St Helens · Nursing · 34 beds Good
  14. Alexandra Care Home Newton-le-willows · Nursing · 48 beds · Dementia Good
  15. Ashton Cross Wigan · Residential · 15 beds Good
  16. Brown Edge House Residential Home St Helens · Residential · 20 beds Good
  17. Cedric House EMI Residential Care Home Prescot · Residential · 20 beds · Dementia Good
  18. Chapel House Wigan · Residential · 18 beds Good
  19. Creative Support - St Helens Respite Service St Helens · Residential · 5 beds Good
  20. Elm Tree House Newton Le Willows · Residential · 20 beds · Dementia Good
  21. Greenfields Care Home St Helens · Residential · 30 beds Good
  22. Greengate House St Helens · Residential · 14 beds Good
  23. Linear Park Residential Care Home Newton Le Willows · Residential · 31 beds Good
  24. Lyme House St Helens · Residential · 21 beds Good
  25. Madison Court St Helens · Nursing · 66 beds · Dementia Good

Town by town

Local picture: St. Helens

2 care homes in St. Helens are rated Outstanding, and 4 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate (11% of those rated, compared with 17% nationally). By CQC registrations, TRU (Transitional Rehabilitation Unit) Ltd is the biggest operator in St. Helens (5 services: 4 care homes and 1 home care agency). Bright Futures Care Limited follows with 3 services.

In St. Helens, CQC has published 8 ratings in the past 12 months, and 1 went up, 1 moved to a lower rating, 1 was new services getting a first rating; the newest is from 3 September 2026. How recent are the ratings? For care homes in St. Helens, the median age is 69 months, against 47 across England; 22% are under two years old.

Care homes in St. Helens reporting a bed count offer 1,412 beds between them, with 30 beds in the middle-sized home.

Figures: CQC register, Oct 2026.

Before you decide

A rating is a starting point, not the whole picture. Read the latest CQC report, especially the Safe and Well-led sections, and check how old the rating is. Then visit or call at least two, and ask the same questions of each. Download the questions.

Paying for care: St Helens Borough Council offers a free care needs assessment whatever your savings. If savings are under £23,250 the council may help with fees. Funding care in St. Helens · Care prices in St. Helens

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Common questions

Which are the Outstanding care homes in St. Helens?

In St. Helens, Haydock Lodge is graded Outstanding (1).

How many care homes in St. Helens are rated Good or Outstanding?

89% of inspected services here reach Good or better: 33 out of 37. Another 4 await a first inspection result.

What are typical fees in St. Helens?

If capital is less than £23,250, St Helens Borough Council may share the cost following a means test. Otherwise budget for about £1,260 a week, a modelled typical figure; confirm actual charges with each provider in writing.

How do you rank them?

By the overall rating the Care Quality Commission (CQC) gives each service, then by how recent that rating is. Outstanding ratings more than five years old rank with Good. Providers cannot pay to appear or to move up.

Also in St. Helens

Data: CQC register, Oct 2026, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We are an independent directory and do not provide care.

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