Residential care home · St. Helens

Ashton Cross

2 Tithebarn Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 0YD

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated this month

CQC rating

Good
Published 29 October 2026 Rated this month ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 33 good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • May 2018GoodSECRW
  • March 2017Requires improvementSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in St. Helens

Ashton Cross is in the Good tier ?, with 27 other homes in St. Helens. 89% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 2 (5%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (2%)
  • Good 28 (68%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 2 (5%)
  • Requires improvement 2 (5%)
  • Inadequate 2 (5%)
  • Not yet rated 4 (10%)

See all 41 care homes in St. Helens →

Care homes nearby

  • Garswood House Residential Care Home
    Wigan · WN4 9TZ · Nursing home · 53 beds1.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Abbeyrose Court
    St. Helens · WA11 0JY · Nursing home · 46 beds1.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Ashwood Residential Care Home
    Wigan · WN4 9LH · Residential care home · 36 beds1.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Ashton View Nursing Home
    Wigan · WN4 9BJ · Nursing home · 58 beds2.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 month ago
  • Colliers Croft Care Home
    St Helens, St. Helens · WA11 0JG · Residential care home · 62 beds2.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 months ago
  • Lyme House
    St Helens, St. Helens · WA11 0XF · Residential care home · 21 beds2.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago

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Other homes run by TRU (Transitional Rehabilitation Unit) Ltd

4 care homes in total: 1 Outstanding, 3 Good.

  • Haydock Lodge
    Newton-Le-Williows, St. Helens · WA12 0HW · Nursing home · 30 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 5 months ago
  • Chapel House
    Wigan, St. Helens · WN5 7LA · Residential care home · 18 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Lyme House
    St Helens, St. Helens · WA11 0XF · Residential care home · 21 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago

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What the data says about Ashton Cross

Run by TRU (Transitional Rehabilitation Unit) Ltd, Ashton Cross is a residential care home in Wigan, St. Helens with 15 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after people with a physical disability. The typical home in St. Helens has 30 beds, so this one is on the small side.

In October 2026, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its rating before that, in May 2018, was the same. That is more recent than most ratings in St. Helens, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. All 33 standards CQC scored were good.

27 other homes in St. Helens share its tier, “Good”. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. It is one of 4 homes run by TRU (Transitional Rehabilitation Unit) Ltd. 4 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.