There are 38 CQC-registered home care agencies in St. Helens (including Billinge Chapel End) listed on Docorix. 29 currently hold a CQC rating: 26 rated Good or Outstanding, 2 Requires improvement and 1 Inadequate. 9 have not yet been rated under their current registration. Together they are registered for 39 beds.
CQC register data updated 5 October 2026 · ratings link to each provider’s official CQC report
- Able Support Independent CQC: Good 01744853190
- Affinity Care and Support Services Independent CQC: Good 01513067688
- Apollo Home Healthcare Limited-Merseyside Independent CQC: Good 01744747599
- Best Care Liverpool Independent CQC: Good 01512720181
- Bluebird Care (St Helens) Independent CQC: Good 01744759526
- Browns Short Break Respite Independent CQC: Good 01744778357
- Candour Care Group Independent CQC: Good 01744775663
- Care Assurred Independent CQC: Good 01744615054
- Caring Companions Independent CQC: Good 01744750624
- Crossroads Care North West – St Helens Charity / not-for-profit CQC: Good 01744612499
- Hand In Hand Homecare Agency Independent CQC: Good 01744775712
- Haydock Community Care Independent CQC: Good 01744752588
- Icare Solutions Merseyside Independent CQC: Good 01618820404
- Integrated Care and Support Services Independent CQC: Good 01744736699
- Lancaster Leyland Care Independent CQC: Good 01744735544
- Lumina Care Wigan & St Helens Independent CQC: Good 01744902060
- NFC Health & Social Care Independent CQC: Good 0174424556
- New Day Care Independent CQC: Good 0330024973
- Rainbow Care Solutions (Merseyside) Independent CQC: Good 01744410665
- Santa Monica Healthcare Group Independent CQC: Good 01925223030
- St Helens – SOS Homecare Independent CQC: Good 01744757564
- St. Helens Supported Living Service Charity / not-for-profit CQC: Good 01744603962
- Supported Living Service Council-run CQC: Good 01744674439
- TogetherCare Independent CQC: Good 01744742383
- Unite Healthcare Independent CQC: Good 01514932212
- Winspear Garth Senior Care Independent CQC: Good 01744778978
- Master Quality Health Care Services Independent CQC: Requires improvement 01744808872
- Nugent Community Choices Charity / not-for-profit CQC: Requires improvement 07824137802
- UCS Medical Independent CQC: Inadequate 03302236702
- Caremark St Helens Independent Not yet rated 01513942918
Nothing matches those filters.
Order: official CQC rating only – Outstanding first, then Good. Providers cannot pay to appear higher.
Top 10 home care agencies in St. Helens by CQC rating
How we rank: only by the official CQC rating – Outstanding first, then Good, most recently inspected first. Providers cannot pay to appear here. Services the CQC has not yet rated are listed further down the page.
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Apollo Home Healthcare Limited-Merseyside
Good
WA9
Rated Good in all five areas the CQC inspects. Rating published September 2026.
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TogetherCare
Good
WA10
Rated Good in all five areas the CQC inspects. Rating published August 2026.
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Best Care Liverpool
Good
WA9
Rated Good in all five areas the CQC inspects. Rating published December 2025.
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Lumina Care Wigan & St Helens
Good
WA9
Rated Good in all five areas the CQC inspects. Rating published January 2025.
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Rainbow Care Solutions (Merseyside)
Good
WA10
Rated Good in all five areas the CQC inspects. Rating published February 2024.
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Affinity Care and Support Services
Good
L35
Rated Good in all five areas the CQC inspects. Rating published July 2023.
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NFC Health & Social Care
Good
WA10
Rated Good in all five areas the CQC inspects. Rating published August 2022.
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Able Support
Good
WA9
Rated Good in all five areas the CQC inspects. Rating published February 2022.
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Candour Care Group
Good
WA12
Rated Good in all five areas the CQC inspects. Rating published October 2021.
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Icare Solutions Merseyside
Good
WA9
Rated Good in all five areas the CQC inspects. Rating published June 2021.
Choosing home care agencies in St. Helens
Home care agencies send care workers to help with washing, dressing, meals and medication in your own home. Ask about minimum visit lengths, how continuity of carers is maintained, what happens if a carer is late, and whether the agency works with your local council. The CQC rating shows how the agency performed at its last inspection.
Frequently asked questions
How many home care agencies are there in St. Helens?
Docorix lists 38 CQC-registered home care agencies in St. Helens, taken from the Care Quality Commission register (last updated 5 October 2026).
Which home care agencies in St. Helens are rated Good?
26 are currently rated Good by the CQC, including Able Support, Affinity Care and Support Services, Apollo Home Healthcare Limited-Merseyside, Best Care Liverpool, Bluebird Care (St Helens), Browns Short Break Respite.
Where do these ratings come from?
Ratings are published by the Care Quality Commission, the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. We show each provider’s current rating with its publication date and link to the full CQC report. Contains CQC data © Care Quality Commission.
