Residential care home · Devon

Thornfield Care Home

87 Scalwell Lane, Seaton, EX12 2ST

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 8 months ago
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Thornfield Care Home is a residential care home in Seaton, run by Thornfield Care Limited (part of Care Concern Group). It has 52 registered beds and supports older people, people living with dementia and younger adults.

CQC rated it Good overall in January 2026, and Good in all five key questions. Across Devon, 90% of the 287 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Good
Published 13 January 2026 Rated 8 months ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Devon

Thornfield Care Home is in the Good tier, alongside 189 other homes in Devon. Of the 287 rated care homes here, 90% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 21 (7%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 27 (9%)
  • Good 190 (62%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 20 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 27 (9%)
  • Inadequate 2 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 18 (6%)

Half of Devon's ratings are more than 6.6 years old. How tiers work

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