Grace Court Care Centre

Nursing home in St. Helens

Operated by Abbendon Healthcare

CQC Requires improvement30 bedsDementiaNursing
NeighbourhoodGreen SurroundingsWell Served
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).
AddressPrescot Road, St. Helens, WA10 3UU
Beds30

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About

Grace Court Care Centre is a purpose-built home in St Helens, Merseyside, providing nursing and dementia care for 30 residents across three ten-bed units. It sits about a mile from the town centre, just off Prescot Road, and is run by Key Healthcare.

Willow Unit supports people who are Deaf or deafened, or Deaf and blind, and staff are trained in British Sign Language. Rowan Unit cares for people with dementia and has its own lounge and kitchenette. Ash Unit is designed for residents whose dementia brings challenging behaviour, and every unit has access to a secure garden.

The Care Quality Commission rated the home Requires Improvement overall, with Caring graded Good, in a report published in 2022.

Care provided

Dementia
Nursing

Specialist care

Dementia
Sensory impairment

Facilities

Activities programme
Garden
Minibus / outings
Multiple lounges
Visitor parking

Food hygiene rating

Very good

Food Standards Agency · inspected October 2025

What's nearby

GP surgery650 m
A&E: Whiston Hospital2.4 miles
Pub or bar250 m
  • Near a main road

Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsAmple
  • Play SpaceAmple
  • Golf CourseAdequate
  • Public ParkAmple
  • Tennis CourtPlentiful
  • Bowling GreenPlentiful
  • Playing FieldPlentiful

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsPlentiful
  • Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
  • Retail ShoppingPlentiful
  • SupermarketsPlentiful
  • TakeawaysPlentiful

Local crime statistics

413 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)

Top categories:

Violent crime40%
Shoplifting15%
Anti-social behaviour9%
Criminal damage & arson8%

Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile

Fees and funding

Care typeWeekly feeSource
Dementia careFees on request—
Nursing careFees on request—
Funding accepted
Not stated

Fees depend on the room and the care needed, so ask the home for a written quote. Check who pays with the funding calculator, or see what St. Helens council pays.

Care fee trajectory

Indicative weekly fee by year, against what St. Helens pays care homes.
YearCouncil rate (per week)
2024£764
2025£800

What St. Helens council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees

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Local health safety net

Grace Court Care Centre is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Whiston Hospital, 2.4 miles away. The local GP practice is BETHANY MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.4 miles away.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Whiston Hospital · 2.4 mi
Nearest GP
BETHANY MEDICAL CENTRE · 0.4 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.

Community & connection in St. Helens

Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.

Charity

St Helens Carers Centre

Support for Carers in the borough of St Helens. Young Carers aged 6-18 and Adult Carers

0.2 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1089663)
Charity

Burtonwood & Winwick Community Bus Cio

Due to limited public transport many of our residents are unable to access the local services they need. To address these issues we set up the Burtonwood and Winwick Community Bus. Residents came…

3.6 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1187571)
Charity

Halton Community Transport

To provide transport for disabled people and community groups.

6.8 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1080333)
Charity

Crossroads Carers Support Group

65 thousand hours of respite in the form of weekends away and day trips for adult carers and under sixteen's plus, monthly coffee mornings with booked activities, identified new carers, increased…

7.0 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1123043)
Charity

Age Concern Wigan Borough

The organisation works with older people in the Borough of Wigan. We provide a range of services, support, advice and information to enable older people to enjoy an improved quality of life.We…

7.5 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1103022)
Charity

Halton Carers Centre

The relief of persons who are ill, disabled or elderly through the provision of information and support to persons who care for those persons who are ill, disabled or elderly (carers) within the…

7.8 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1124493)

Part of Abbendon Healthcare

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Information last reviewed October 2026.

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