Home care agency
Able Support
Home care agency in St. Helens
Able Support
Home care agency in St. Helens
What do these badges mean?
- Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
- Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
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About
Able Support is a home care agency based in St. Helens, Merseyside, providing care and support delivered in people's own homes. The agency supports older people, younger adults, and people living with dementia, physical disabilities, mental health conditions, sensory impairment and substance misuse.
Able Support was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission in 2022, achieving Good grades across all five key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 18 February 2022 · Last inspected 22 November 2021
Inspectors found that people received visits at planned times and had care plans setting out their needs and preferences. Staff were described as caring and respectful of people's privacy and dignity, and people spoke positively about the care they received. Staff received ongoing training and support, and people were supported to keep choice and control over their lives.
- Visits were planned to take place at specific times.
- Staff were described as caring and respectful of people's privacy and dignity.
- Care plans set out people's needs and wishes, and risks were identified and minimised where possible.
- Staff received ongoing training and support, and people said they felt safe using the service.
Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.
Care provided
Specialist care
What's nearby
Straight-line distances.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsSparse
- Play SpaceSparse
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkAdequate
- Tennis CourtLimited
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldAdequate
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesSparse
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsAdequate
- TakeawaysSparse
What home care costs
Estimated typical UK ranges — Able Support will give you a written quote after a free needs assessment. Check who pays with the funding calculator.
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Local health safety net
Able Support is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Whiston Hospital, 2 miles away. The local GP practice is FOUR ACRE HEALTH CENTRE, 0.6 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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