Nursing home · Knowsley

Avondale Mental Healthcare Centre

11 Sandstone Drive, Prescot, L35 7LS

Outstanding Safe: GoodEffective: OutstandingCaring: OutstandingResponsive: GoodWell-led: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago ↑ Up from Good

CQC rating

Outstanding
Published 6 December 2019 Rated 6 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Outstanding
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Outstanding
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Outstanding

CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2017GoodSECRW
  • May 2016Requires improvementSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Knowsley

Avondale Mental Healthcare Centre is in the Outstanding tier ?, with 0 other homes in Knowsley. 80% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 1 (3%)
  • Good 19 (66%)
  • Requires improvement 4 (14%)
  • Inadequate 1 (3%)
  • Not yet rated 4 (14%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Ainsdale Court
    Prescot, St. Helens · L35 8NB · Nursing home · 46 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Griffin House Care Home
    Prescot, Knowsley · L35 5BZ · Residential care home · 26 beds1.0 km
    Requires improvement S: GoodE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • Amberley Court Care Home
    Prescot, St. Helens · L35 9JZ · Residential care home · 39 beds1.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Sherdley Court
    St Helens, St. Helens · L35 4PD · Residential care home · 25 beds1.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Cedric House EMI Residential Care Home
    Prescot, St. Helens · L35 4PN · Residential care home · 20 beds1.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Brown Edge House Residential Home
    St Helens, St. Helens · WA9 5JR · Residential care home · 20 beds1.3 km
    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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About Avondale Mental Healthcare Centre

Avondale Mental Healthcare Centre is one of 29 care homes in Knowsley: a 54-bed nursing home in Prescot, run by Delphside Limited. It is registered to care for people with mental health needs.

It is the only Outstanding home among the 7 closest. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in April 2026. 67% of homes in Knowsley also score 5. It is the only home in Knowsley in the “Outstanding” tier.

The current CQC rating is Outstanding, published in December 2019. It was Outstanding for effective, caring and well-led as well. CQC rated safe and responsive as Good. That is up from Good in March 2017. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 16% of homes in Knowsley. Here is how rating age varies by council.