SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?81%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
SafeguardingGood
Safe environmentsExceptional
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsExceptional
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?83%Good
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Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
Assessing needsExceptional
How staff, teams and services work togetherExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?90%★Outstanding
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Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
Independence, choice and controlExceptional
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
Treating people as individualsExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?89%★Outstanding
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Providing InformationGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesExceptional
Listening to and involving peopleExceptional
Person-centred careExceptional
Planning for the futureExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?89%★Outstanding
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Freedom to speak upGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
Governance, management and sustainabilityExceptional
Learning, improvement and innovationExceptional
Shared direction and cultureExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 18 good, 15 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Run by TRU (Transitional Rehabilitation Unit) Ltd, Haydock Lodge is a nursing home in Newton-Le-Williows, St. Helens with 30 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs, people with a sensory impairment, people who use drugs or alcohol and people detained under the Mental Health Act.
CQC's latest rating, from May 2026, is Outstanding overall. It was Outstanding for caring, responsive and well-led as well. For safe and effective, the rating was Good. Before that, in April 2017, it was rated Good. The typical rating in St. Helens is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. 15 of the 33 standards CQC scored were exceptional, and none fell below good.
It is one of 4 homes run by TRU (Transitional Rehabilitation Unit) Ltd. 4 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. None of the 6 nearest homes is rated Outstanding. In St. Helens, 89% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
