Which providers offer residential care in Knowsley?

Seventeen residential care homes currently match this search in Knowsley, and every one appears on this page with its own profile. They include Roby Lodge, Montgomery Care Home, Kirkby House Residential Care Home, Maple Lodge and Huyton Hey Manor. Ratings across the group vary, with eleven rated Good and others at Requires Improvement, Inadequate or not yet rated. Each profile shows the registration details and inspection history for that particular home.

What is the difference between a care home and a nursing home?

A residential care home provides a permanent home along with personal care, meaning help with washing, dressing, meals, medication prompts and daily routine. A nursing home offers that same support and keeps registered nurses on duty as well, so it can handle clinical needs such as complex wound care or unstable medical conditions. Every provider listed on this page is registered as a residential care home rather than a nursing home. Should nursing needs develop, a fresh care needs assessment is the route to having the placement reconsidered.

What should we ask when visiting a care home in Knowsley?

Ask about staffing during the day and overnight, how long the current team has been in post, and what happens when a resident becomes unwell. Ask to see a sample care plan and find out how often plans are reviewed and how relatives are kept informed of changes. Fees deserve direct questions covering what is included, what is charged on top and how increases are notified. Then set the answers against what you observe, particularly whether residents seem settled and occupied.

How do we arrange a care needs assessment in Knowsley?

Contact the adult social care team at Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council and ask for an assessment of need. It is free of charge and open to anyone who appears to require care, whatever their income or savings. A social care worker will look at daily tasks, mobility, medication and safety, usually during a visit at home, and family members can take part and add their own observations. The written outcome then guides which of the care homes in Knowsley would suit.

Can Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council fund a care home placement?

It can, once both a care needs assessment and a financial assessment have been completed. The needs assessment has to confirm that residential care is the right form of support, while the financial assessment considers income, savings and property to establish the personal contribution. Where the council funds or part funds a place, it normally pays up to a set weekly rate, so a family choosing a more expensive home may be asked for a third party contribution. Starting both assessments early avoids a decision made under pressure.

How far ahead should a family start looking?

Sooner than most people plan for, because assessments, financial checks and waiting lists all take time to complete. A few months of lead time allows for unhurried visits, careful reading of inspection reports and a second look at any home being seriously considered. When a move follows a hospital admission the decision may need making within days, and a shortlist prepared beforehand makes that far easier. Even noting three or four homes in advance is a considerable help.

Care Homes in Knowsley

Knowsley has 19 CQC registered care homes. 13 are rated Good, 2 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate, and 3 have not yet been rated. 10 of the 19 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Knowsley at a glance

What the numbers say about care for older people in Knowsley.

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council pays, residential care: £728 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,249 to £1,514, median £1,409
Care home beds filled across Knowsley: 87%. The 12 month average is 84%.
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 89
People aged 75 and over: 12,000. Rising to 15,100 by 2035, up 26%
Care homes, last 12 months: 1 opened, 1 closed. 2 changed owner, covering 75 beds.
Who pays, across Knowsley (estimate): 54% council, 19% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,600. Rising to 2,000 by 2035, up 21%
People aged 85 and over: 3,100. Rising to 3,700 by 2035, up 18%

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.

Choosing a care home in Knowsley and what to look for

The advantage of a shorter list

A field of seventeen homes has one clear benefit, which is that visiting a meaningful proportion of them is genuinely achievable rather than an ambition abandoned after the second trip. That matters, because paperwork and photographs tell you very little about atmosphere. Draw up a shortlist of perhaps five, arrange visits over a fortnight, and the differences between them become obvious quickly. Location deserves weight in that shortlist, since a home that family can reach easily will be visited more often, and regular visitors are among the best safeguards a resident has.

What the ratings tell you and what they leave out

Eleven homes here are rated Good, two are at Requires Improvement and one is rated Inadequate, with three not yet rated at all. A home carrying no rating has usually registered too recently to have been inspected, which is different from having been inspected and found wanting. Where a rating does exist, read the report rather than the word, because safety, effectiveness, caring, responsiveness and leadership are judged separately and a home may be strong in one and weak in another. Check the date as well, since an older report may predate a change of manager or owner.

Questions worth asking on the visit

Go at a busy time rather than mid morning, ideally around a meal, and watch how staff talk with residents. Ask how long the manager has been in the role, what staff turnover has been like over the past year, and what the home does when someone becomes unwell overnight. Homes such as Kirkby House Residential Care Home and Huyton Hey Manor each carry a full profile here with their inspection history attached.

Arranging and funding a place

The care needs assessment

An assessment of need is the formal starting point and can be requested by anyone who appears to need care, whatever their savings. It considers washing, dressing, eating, mobility, medication and how safely someone manages alone, and it produces a written record of the care required. Relatives can add their own account of how things have been going, which often captures what a single visit would miss. A separate assessment is available for whoever has been doing most of the caring.

How the council supports a placement

Once needs are agreed, a financial assessment settles the question of who pays. Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council handles both assessments and arranges funded placements for those who qualify, looking at income, savings and property in the process. Families expecting to pay privately are still entitled to an assessment and to advice, and it is sensible to have one on record in case capital reduces later.

Weekly fees and extras

Fees are quoted by the week and differ between homes, so ask precisely what the figure covers and what is invoiced separately. Hairdressing, chiropody, outings and some therapies are commonly extra. Where a family prefers a home costing more than the council will fund, a third party contribution makes up the difference and should be affordable for years rather than months.

19 care homes in Knowsley

Atkinson Grove Chance for a Break Service · 3 Atkinson Grove, Huyton, Knowsley, L36 7RS
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Atkinson Grove in Huyton is a care home providing short breaks. Most of the people who stay with us come for respite, and we support a wide range of needs, including older people, people living with dementia, adults with a learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Lydbury Crescent Chance for a Break Service · 23-25 Lydbury Crescent, Kirkby, Knowsley, L32 9RD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
We at Lydbury Crescent Chance for a Break Service offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in Kirkby, Knowsley, providing specialised short break and respite care for adults and older people with a wide range of support needs....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Arncliffe Court Care Home · 147B Arncliffe Road, Liverpool, Knowsley, L25 9QF
Care home · CQC Inadequate · Run by Advinia Care Homes Limited
Arncliffe Court is a residential care home in Knowsley, Liverpool. We support older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability, autistic adults and people living with mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Comer Wall Way · 8 & 10 Comer Wall Way, Liverpool, Knowsley, L26 0AQ
Care home · Run by Bright Futures Care Limited
Comer Wall Way is a small residential home in Knowsley, on the edge of Liverpool, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, including younger adults moving into a home of their own for the first time. We also offer...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Edenfield House · 22 Edenfield Crescent, Liverpool, Knowsley, L36 6DS
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Future Aspirations Care Group Limited
Edenfield House is a residential care home in the Knowsley area of Liverpool, supporting a varied group of people. We care for adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, people living with dementia, people managing mental...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Hurst Park Court · Long View Drive, Liverpool, Knowsley, L36 6DZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Anchor Hanover Group
Hurst Park Court is a residential care home in Knowsley, Liverpool, providing a settled home for older people who need support with daily living. We care for residents living with dementia, and we offer respite stays for people who need...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Huyton Hey Manor · Huyton Hey Road, Liverpool, Knowsley, L36 5RZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Cranford Care Homes Limited
We are a residential care home at Huyton, providing a home for older people who need help with daily living, including those living with dementia. Our aim is an unhurried house. A great deal of care is spoiled simply by being rushed, so we...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Kirkby House Residential Care Home · James Holt Avenue, Liverpool, Knowsley, L32 5TD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by HC-One Limited
Here at Kirkby House Residential Care Home, we provide a warm and homely environment for the people who live with us in the heart of Knowsley, Liverpool. We are proud to have been rated Good by the Care Quality Commission, which reflects...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Kirkby House Residential Care Home · James Holt Avenue, Liverpool, Knowsley, L32 5TD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by WT CC OPCO 2 Limited
Kirkby House is a residential care home in Liverpool. We support older people and younger adults who need help with daily living, and many of our residents live with dementia. We keep our attention on the ordinary. Whether someone is woken...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults
Longview House · Longview House, Liverpool, Knowsley, L36 6ED
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Waythrough
Longview House is a residential care home in Knowsley. We support older people and adults living with mental ill health, including younger adults, and we offer respite stays alongside longer term places. Supporting older people and people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Maple Lodge · Arncliffe Road, Liverpool, Knowsley, L25 9PA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by DHCH14 Limited
Maple Lodge is a care home in Liverpool serving families across Knowsley and the surrounding area. We provide residential care for older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people managing mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Montgomery Care Home · 38 Blue Bell Lane, Liverpool, Knowsley, L36 7XZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Cranford Care Homes Limited
Montgomery is a residential care home in Knowsley, near Liverpool. We are home to older people, including many living with dementia, and respite stays are part of what we do. We concentrate on comfort and reliability rather than extras....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Roby Lodge · Tarbock Road, Liverpool, Knowsley, L36 5XW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by HC-One Limited
We at Roby Lodge are proud to offer warm, dedicated residential care in the heart of Liverpool, providing a true home from home for older people across the Knowsley community and the wider North West region. Nestled within a welcoming...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Whitestone Lodge · 56 Church Road, Liverpool, Knowsley, L36 9TP
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Mrs Veronica Caulton
At Whitestone Lodge, we provide residential and dementia care for older people in the heart of Knowsley, Liverpool. We also offer respite care for those who need short term support, whether that is to give a family carer a break or to help...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Bardley Crescent · 64 Bardley Crescent, Prescot, Knowsley, L35 1RJ
Care home · Run by Bright Futures Care Limited
We are Bardley Crescent, a small residential care home in Prescot. We support adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, including younger adults, and we also offer respite stays. Being small is the point of us. It means the...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Fazakerley House Residential Care Home · Park Road, Prescot, Knowsley, L34 3LN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by HC-One Limited
We at Fazakerley House Residential Care Home are proud to offer compassionate residential care in the heart of Prescot, Knowsley. Our welcoming home provides a comfortable, familiar setting where older people, younger adults, and those...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Fazakerley House Residential Care Home · Park Road, Prescot, Knowsley, L34 3LN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by WT CC OPCO 2 Limited
Fazakerley House is a residential care home in Prescot. We support older people and younger adults who need help with daily living, including residents who live with dementia and residents with physical disabilities. We think a care home...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Griffin House Care Home · Shaw Lane, Prescot, Knowsley, L35 5BZ
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Griffin Care Homes Limited
Griffin House Care Home is a care home in Prescot. We provide residential care for older people, including people living with dementia, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. Our most recent overall rating from the Care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Lighthouse · 11A High Street, Prescot, Knowsley, L34 3LD
Care home · Run by Wellington Healthcare Limited
Lighthouse Prescot is a residential care home in Prescot supporting older people and younger adults, including people managing mental ill health and those in recovery from alcohol or drug misuse. We offer permanent places and planned...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care, Alcohol / Drug Misuse

What care costs in Knowsley, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care North West figure, because too few Knowsley homes publish this price. 20 homes. Median £1,409.	£728	£1,249 to £1,514
Nursing care England figure, because too few Knowsley homes publish this price. 140 homes. Median £1,916.	£773	£1,600 to £2,071
Residential dementia care North West figure, because too few Knowsley homes publish this price. 17 homes. Median £1,533.	Not published separately	£1,372 to £1,648
Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few Knowsley homes publish this price. 75 homes. Median £2,050.	Not published separately	£1,890 to £2,221

Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

Arncliffe Court Care Home, 26 June 2026, Inadequate
Whitestone Lodge, 24 June 2025, Requires improvement
Hurst Park Court, 15 April 2025, Good

Longest since a report

Lydbury Crescent Chance for a Break Service, 21 October 2017, Good
Montgomery Care Home, 10 January 2019, Good
Atkinson Grove Chance for a Break Service, 4 April 2020, Good

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Knowsley

How many care homes are there in Knowsley?

Knowsley has 19 CQC registered care homes: 13 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate, 3 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a care home cost in Knowsley?

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council pays an average of £728 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,249 to £1,514 a week. North West figure, because too few Knowsley homes publish this price. 20 homes. Median £1,409. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.

Which care homes in Knowsley were inspected most recently?

Arncliffe Court Care Home (26 June 2026), Whitestone Lodge (24 June 2025) and Hurst Park Court (15 April 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.