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Residential care home · Cheshire West and Chester

Thornton House Residential Home

94 Chester Road, Childer Thornton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 1QL

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 2 months ago
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Thornton House Residential Home is a residential care home in Ellesmere Port, run by GN Care Homes Limited. It has 22 registered beds and supports older people, people living with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall in July 2026. It was rated Good for effective, caring and responsive. Across Cheshire West and Chester, 74% of the 74 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 22 July 2026 Rated 2 months 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

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

How it compares in Cheshire West and Chester

Thornton House Residential Home is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 16 other homes in Cheshire West and Chester. Of the 74 rated care homes here, 74% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Good, with Outstanding areas 6 (7%)
  • Good 39 (48%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 10 (12%)
  • Requires improvement 17 (21%)
  • Inadequate 2 (2%)
  • Not yet rated 7 (9%)

Half of Cheshire West and Chester's ratings are more than 4.4 years old. How tiers work

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