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Apollo Home Healthcare Limited-Merseyside

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

Mereone, Mere Grange, Elton Head Road, Leaside, St. Helens, WA9 5GG (01744) 747599

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Apollo Home Healthcare Limited

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Our current view of the service

Good

Updated 13 July 2026

Apollo Home Healthcare Limited Merseyside is a domiciliary care agency specialising in providing personal and nursing care for people of all ages with complex healthcare needs living in their own homes. There were 21 people using the service at the time of the inspection. The inspection took place from 21 July 2026 until 10 August 2026.

CQC only inspects where people receive personal care. This is help with tasks related to personal hygiene and eating. Where they do, we also consider any wider social care provided.

We assessed the service against ‘Right support, right care, right culture’ guidance to make judgements about whether the provider guaranteed autistic people and people with a learning disability respect, equality, dignity, choices, independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted.

At the time of the assessment, the service was not supporting any autistic people or people with a learning disability, but the provider had regard to ‘Right support, right care, right culture’.

Processes were in place to protect people from the risk of abuse and harm. Any risks to people were identified. Measures in place to keep people safe used the least restrictive approach.

Staff were recruited safely and people were supported by a core team of skilled and experienced staff. People were involved in the recruitment process and had a choice in which staff supported them.

People received medicines in a safe way, from trained and competent staff. Systems were in place for reporting any accidents and incidents and learning from them.

People’s support needs were assessed from the outset to help ensure their choices were fully understood and respected.

People’s care plans contained detailed guidance for staff on how to provide bespoke care and support to people. Care plans were reviewed regularly to ensure care remained both relevant and effective.

People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice. People and family members were involved in decisions about care and support at every opportunity.

People were treated with kindness and compassion, and their privacy, dignity and independence were promoted and respected. People were supported by staff who knew their needs well. Staff had developed strong relationships with people and their significant others.

Processes were in place to ensure people and their significant others were able to express their views and opinions, in a variety of ways.

The leadership of the service was underpinned by a culture which was committed to delivering high quality, safe and person-centred care. Governance processes were used to help identify any shortfalls in practice and monitor and improve the quality and safety of the service.

Both leaders and staff worked seamlessly with other external professionals, to help deliver the best possible care for people.

People's experience of the service

Updated 13 July 2026

People using the services of Apollo Home Healthcare Limited Merseyside received a tailor-made package of care delivered by staff who were specifically trained and competent to meet their needs.

Packages of care were overseen by 2 senior members of staff including a specialised nurse, to ensure people had access to the range of support services they needed.

Although many of the people being supported were unable to directly communicate with us due to their complex health conditions, where they did, both they and their families commented positively on the care and support received.

People and their family members told us they were supported by a core staff team who not only knew their clinical needs well, but who also knew people on a person-centred level, and were able to deliver care aligned to people’s unique characteristics and personalities.

One person confirmed, “Yes, I am happy with the care and the staff.” A family member confirmed, “Considering staff are working in our home daily, it’s not intrusive at all, they just fit right in.”