Residential care home · Lancashire

Thornton House Home for Older People

Whimbrel Drive, off Mayfield Avenue, Thornton Cleveleys, FY5 2LR

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 7 years ago
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Thornton House Home for Older People is a residential care home in Thornton Cleveleys, run by Lancashire County Council. CQC registers it for 45 places and supports older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall in December 2018. It was rated Good for effective, caring and responsive. Across Lancashire, 84% of the 390 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding. The rating is 7 years old. CQC decides when to re-inspect based on risk, so this isn't a mark against the home, but it's worth asking what has changed since.

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 11 December 2018 Rated 7 years ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • 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?Requires improvement

Older rating. Published 11 December 2018, 7 years ago. CQC prioritises inspections by risk, so many well-run homes go years without a visit. We never rank a home lower for an old rating. Check the CQC website for anything newer.

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How it compares in Lancashire

Thornton House Home for Older People is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 62 other homes in Lancashire. Of the 390 rated care homes here, 84% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 14 (3%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 13 (3%)
  • Good 258 (62%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 41 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 63 (15%)
  • Inadequate 1 (0%)
  • Not yet rated 23 (6%)

Half of Lancashire's ratings are more than 5.2 years old. How tiers work

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The provider's other homes

Lancashire County Council runs 23 care homes registered with CQC: 2 Outstanding, 17 Good, 4 Requires improvement.

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