SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
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. ?
The home changed owner in January 2026. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Grace Court Care Centre is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 1 other home in St. Helens.
89% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Abbendon Healthcare Ltd, Grace Court Care Centre is a nursing home in St. Helens with 30 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs.
CQC's latest rating, from July 2022, is Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe, effective, responsive and well-led as well. Caring was rated Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. It was also rated Requires improvement at the inspection before, in May 2022.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from October 2025. That is true of 86% of homes in St. Helens. Across St. Helens, 89% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The home changed owner in January 2026. Thomas House (St Helens) Limited, 0.3 km away, is the closest home rated Good. It is one of 3 homes run by Abbendon Healthcare Ltd. 2 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
