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St Mary’s has sixty-three beds in four separate units and specialises in catering for individuals suffering from Dementia, Continuing Care Mental Health, Acquired Brain Injury and Adult Complex Needs.
All rooms are single occupancy, en-suite and the aim of...
Care Provided by St Mary's Continuing Care
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Mental Health Condition
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
Care Types Provided
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 63 Service Users
Dementia Care TypesMild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
- Mild Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
- Advanced/Complex Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Residents Kitchenette
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
Variable, dependent upon needs. £50 per week top up fees apply, please enquire for current rates and bed vacancies
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact St Mary's Continuing Care for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact St Mary's Continuing Care to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:
Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
- Local Authority with Top-up
- Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Support you may be entitled to
- If you chose a care home based in England, you may be eligible for NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC), which helps cover the cost of nursing. This is worth £267.68 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- Marantomark Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Deborah Wareing (Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Number of floors: 1
Room Information
- Single Rooms (63)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (63)
Parking
- Free on-site Parking in designated bays
St Mary's Continuing Care Reviews (78)
St Mary's Continuing Care has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.809) out of 10, based on 18 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time St Mary's Continuing Care has 78 reviews.
This home has the most amazing staff, so caring and patient. The carers are just amazing and work together so well.
Rooms are bright and are kept spotless - credit to the on-site cleaning lady, who is also so friendly with the residents.
If you are seeking nursing care, don’t waste time looking any further - come and see St Mary’s; you will have a friendly welcome all around.
Thank you, Linda, for such a positive review. I will ensure this is shared with the unit; this boosts morale and allows us to see what we do well and how we can improve - they are important to us. I am pleased that you have finally found a home where you feel you support your mum in the manner she should.
Would highly recommend it to families in the same situation as ourselves. Listening to other people talking about their experiences from elsewhere, we definitely got the best care possible for our family members. The staff are a credit to the home, who have done nothing but the best, and we were made to feel like family and not just someone visiting. They constantly talked about us as a family to ensure memories were never forgotten. Even though a purred diet was needed, it was still presented to look like a normal meal, which didn’t make it feel as though he was singled out. All we can say is very, very highly recommended, and thanks to all the staff, past and present, for everything they did for not just the resident but us as a family too.
Thank you so much for a 5-star review, so glad you were happy with the staff and care provided, this will be shared with the team as it is such a positive for us!
Staff are friendly/caring, and I feel very fortunate that she is there.
Thank you.
Thank you so much for your kind review. I am pleased that you are both having a good experience, one which we should expect.
The staff go above and beyond to ensure the happiness of all residents.
The manager creates a calm and happy environment and ensures there is plenty for the residents to do with art therapy, music therapy and an activity organiser.
My friend has also been out to the donkey sanctuary and loved it.
The care home is a very clean space and very welcoming for both residents and relatives.
Thank you so much for the kind comments; it is nice to know that you feel you and your relative have had a nice experience of care. It is also great to know that music therapy has been successful and enjoyed by a service user.
My mother-in-law, who previously lived in another care home, which we felt as a family wasn't meeting her needs, was reviewed and excepted by a nurse in the Forshaw unit. We, as a family, were happy and weren't disappointed. In a short amount of time, we noticed a huge difference in not only her appearance, but also her general mood was lifted, and she was smiling and laughing again. Her needs were met, and we, as a family, were listened to.
Thank you for your review; it was good to see a noticeable improvement and that the family were happy with this.
Great service. Very caring staff. Would recommend St Mary's care home to anyone looking for a friendly, safe place for loved ones.
Much appreciated review, we will share with the staff team. Thank you!
Thank you all.
Thank you for your kind review, as always, we will share it with the staff team.
Staff have been excellent (always ready to help) during what has been a difficult time (pandemic).
Thank you for an honest review, we will share this with staff too.
You are all really friendly and very helpful all the time. You have looked after my husband really well, and you all do an excellent job, especially over the last two years with all that has gone on with Covid.
Thank you for your review, Linda; Covid was a difficult time, but we managed it as best as we could! Thank you for your comments; these will be shared.
My dad was placed here on end of life. I felt completely happy with the knowledge that he was in safe hands. All the nurses and carers had time for him; they really are a great team! I would not hesitate to recommend the home.
Thank you for your kind words and review of our home/team. Thank you for placing your Dad with us.
She was eating better and not sleeping all day; she actually held a conversation with us.
Activities that were available for her to do were excellent, vast variety to do to suit everyone’s needs. Bingo, beauty afternoons and days out.
Thank you so much for your review, Kimberley; your nan was a lovely character on Forshaw Unit and very much missed. I will pass your positive feedback and comments on to our staff team!
My mother has been in the care home for some time but has recently been supported with music therapy, and it has been so lovely to see her mood change. The nurses and care staff are so inviting and caring. I am also able to visit when I want, which is important to me and my mother.
We are always made welcome when we come to visit, and the place is always spotlessly clean, and the resident's rooms are always nice.
What a lovely review; thank you so much for taking the time. This helps other potential service users and their families when looking for a good home.
I feel safe here. I am not bossed around, and I like the food and that I can go shopping all the time.
Thank you for your kind review. I am pleased that you are happy in your home and feel you wanted to share this with others.
So pleased Mum is able to live in such a happy, cheerful and caring environment on Forshaw Unit. She settled in so quickly, which is only thanks to a fully supportive and dedicated team of carers, who made her feel so settled and welcome, treating her with respect, and above all, dignity. As we visit, we are welcomed into this happy environment, given fully up to date information on Mum's welfare, made to feel welcome. Though lockdown conditions, staff have been fully supportive of us ringing to check on Mum's welfare, nothing seems too much trouble for the wonderful staff on Forshaw Unit. We honestly couldn't wish for a nicer place for Mum to stay. Thank you so much to your amazingly cheerful team.
Thank you so much for a heartwarming review. This shows us that our staff are caring and supportive and that your Mum is receiving the care we would expect and that your Mum and all deserve. Many thanks, and I will ensure your review is passed to the unit.
My dad had been in St Mary's Fern Unit for 7-years. In that time, I have found the home accommodating, and even though my dad had challenging behaviour, they coped very well. They involved me in all meetings in regard to my dad. It's like a lovely family, especially two particular members of staff amongst others that looked after my dad. Well done, Fern Unit!
Thank you for such a lovely, honest review, this, I'm sure, will help other families when looking for the right care home for their loved ones too. Your Dad is sorely missed, and your comments will be passed on to the staff team.
I visit every day, I think the staff are very good and efficient in not letting anyone in without the test (LFT).
Thank you, Martin; it is great to know that your visits are being conducted safely by all staff. Thank you for your review, and I will pass this to the team; it always helps them to see not only how well we are doing but how we can improve.
My relative is a resident in the care home.
The staff are very caring and friendly.
I will pass on my regards to the manager and staff members on that unit.
Kindest Regards.
The care home is brilliant, great, nice rooms, nice carers, nice food, everything is good in the care home.
For one of the residents to want to publish such a lovely review about their experience is one of the best reviews we could wish for, thank you very much.
My mother is so happy, comfortable and cared for. I could not wish for her to be in a better place than St Mary's care centre. The staff are so kind, professional and caring. I feel blessed to know my mother is so well looked after. It's always a pleasure to visit. Thank you to the management, to the nurses, to all the carers, laundry staff, kitchen staff, cleaning staff and maintenance. I am so grateful.
Kind regards.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 30 May 2024Requires improvement
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeRequires improvement
- Well-ledRequires improvement
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
Bed Vacancies
Please contact us for latest vacancies.
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Awards / Recognitions (2)
- 19 Jun 2024Recipient: St Mary's Continuing Care
- 20 Feb 2024Recipient: St Mary's Continuing Care
Accreditations
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Meet the Team (6)

At the age of 18 she applied to Hollins Park Mental Health Hospital to undertake her Mental Health Nurse Training and was accepted. She was one of the youngest ever to have been accepted. Following qualifying she worked in Liverpool for many years as a Staff Nurse in a home for residents who are mentally ill and can be a risk to others, for example those on a Home Office Section for Life for a serious offence. She eventually became a Manager in the same home and had other homes to support and guide.
Eventually as her young family grew, she stepped away from management and worked nights as a Nurse at St Marys Care Centre, later becoming the Lead Nurse. As her children became older, she applied to be the Deputy Manager and then the Manager at St Marys Care Centre. Deborah has been the Manager at St Marys Care Centre since 2014. During this time the home has recruited an Art Therapist and a Music Therapist to compliment the homes Multi-Disciplinary Team.
Outside of work, Debbie lives in Warrington, has three sons and has been married for 30 years. She loves nothing more than spending time with her family, family holidays, walking and following Manchester City football team.
Registered Manager
RMN

Paula wanted to be a Nurse as a young girl. She regularly visited an elderly lady in Peasley Cross Hospital with her daughter, a neighbour of hers.
Paula began her training at 19 years of age in Warrington General Hospital, qualifying in 1987, working with the elderly until she went to work at St Helens Hospital, which was closer to home.
At St Helens Hospital, Paula worked days on medical, rheumatology and later the stroke rehabilitation unit.
She also worked at Whiston Hospital on ENT and general medicine.
Following this, she began a family and had 2 boys. She continued to work on night duty for a further seven years before leaving to work in the private sector.
Paula worked in Care Homes in both general and EMI as a Nurse and Deputy Manager. She relocated for 5 years with her family to Bognor Regis, where she worked as a Deputy Manager, returning to St Helens in 2015, where she joined the team at St Mary's Care Centre as Lead Nurse on Forshaw Unit. Paula enjoys her role here as Deputy Manager.
In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her grandchildren, cooking travelling and gardening.

A local Care recruiting event took place and she picked up an application form and applied for a role doing Administration & Reception for a Retirement Housing Complex for over 55’s, she worked here from 2009 to 2012.
Nicky joined St Mary's Care Centre in 2012, initially joining on the ‘Bank’ working part time on Reception and eventually becoming the Home Administrator in 2016 which is the role she presently works in.
As a child Nicky enjoyed sports and used to play Rounders for St Helens first team and Boxing for St Helens UGB.
Nicky lives in St Helens and in her spare time, she loves to watch her son play football and socialise with friends and family. She also has a keen interest in anything paranormal!
Management L5

My working career prior to nursing spans 25 years working in a variety of roles with children of all ages and abilities. From private nurseries, mainstream schools both here in the UK and military schools overseas, to a season as a Pontins Blue Coat!
I have recently gone back to doing what I am best at which I believe is being a nurse. I recently began a lead role in a nursing home in Burtonwood, Warrington. Running a small Acquired Brain Injury unit. Lots to do but a challenge I am up to doing. My vast knowledge base and transferable skill set will stand me in good stead am sure.
Previous roles include deputy manager and the manager but not for me! At a home in Preston. A challenge as the service was in transition. Service was for some very elderly, vulnerable individuals. With complex health needs. During my time there I was instrumental in making great headway and steering the service through some difficult times, and it has now just received a Good rating from CQC. Proud to have been part of its success.
I have a keen interest in keeping up to date with relevant news and issues within learning disability nursing, primarily through social media. I am part of an award-winning team. The primary role of the site is to offer guidance and advice from various sources to both qualified and student nurses. This is achieved via blogs, podcasts and film interviews and various other modes of media.Education
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Edge Hill University
Bachelor of Science (BS)
2006 - 2009
• University of Chester
University of Chester
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2016 - 2016

During Jennie’s time with us she has completed the following qualifications
• Various NVQs
• Apprenticeship in Team Leading
• Moving and handling trainer amongst other training Jennie delivers
In 2017 Jennie attended Edge Hill University where she competed Principles of Care, Health Promotion and Fundamental Communication SkillsJennie’s role at St. Mary’s includes the management and rotas and coordination. The delivery of training alongside delivering direct care to our clients.
Jennie is committed to delivering high-quality person-centred care to our service users, alongside creating an environment where staff have the knowledge and skills to care for your loved ones.

She has worked in the care sector for 20 years, initially working as a domestic in a previous care home. She joined St Mary's Care Centre in 2012 as a Domestic Assistant then in 2016 decided to take on the role as Receptionist where she had the opportunity to do inhouse training to gain further qualifications in Customer Services and Administration.
Outside of work Debbie enjoys family days out with her partner and 12-year-old daughter, country walks with the dog and theatre visits with friends and family.
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