Lovett Care
The Waterside Care Home
Nursing home in St. Helens
Operated by Lovett Care
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
The Waterside Care Home, operated by Lovett Care, is a 64-bed care home in St. Helens, Merseyside. It provides nursing and residential care for older people aged 65 and over, with specialist support for those living with dementia.
The home is registered to deliver dementia care, nursing care, and residential care. It supports older people and those with dementia as its main client groups.
Care provided
Specialist care
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
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
- AllotmentsAdequate
- Play SpaceAdequate
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtPlentiful
- Bowling GreenPlentiful
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesSparse
- Retail ShoppingAdequate
- SupermarketsSparse
- TakeawaysAmple
Local crime statistics
413 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
| Dementia care | Fees on request | — |
| Nursing care | Fees 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
| Year | Council 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
The Waterside Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Whiston Hospital, 2.3 miles away. The local GP practice is ECCLESTON MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.2 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
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.
St Helens Carers Centre
Support for Carers in the borough of St Helens. Young Carers aged 6-18 and Adult Carers
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…
Halton Community Transport
To provide transport for disabled people and community groups.
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…
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…
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…
Part of Lovett Care
The Waterside Care Home is one of 30 homes run by Lovett Care on AskBart. See how the group's homes are rated and where it operates.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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