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Care homes in St. Helens

There are 41 registered care homes in St. Helens, 14 of them registered for nursing. Between them they have 1,412 registered beds, an average of 34 a home. 36 have a CQC rating, and 89% of those are Good or Outstanding (2 Outstanding). 4 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.

Nursing homes in St. Helens 14Residential care homes in St. Helens 27Dementia care homes in St. Helens 20

Towns:Newton Le WillowsPrescotSt HelensWarringtonWigan

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The homes

What St. Helens pays for a care home place

Residential care, over-65s, 2024-25
£808 a week£160 less than the middle council in England (£968), the 124th highest of 152.
Nursing care, over-65s, 2024-25
£1,093 a weekAbout the same as the middle council in England (£1,085), the 74th highest of 151.

This is what the council spent, averaged over every placement it paid for, not a fee anyone is quoted. People paying for themselves are usually charged more: the Competition and Markets Authority found a 41% gap on average in 2017. Nursing figures exclude NHS-funded nursing care, which the NHS pays to the home on top. Source: Department of Health and Social Care, Adult social care finance report 2024-25. Every council compared