Thornton House Home for Older People

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

01253825845

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

7 February 2022

Provider

Lancashire County Council

Beds

45 beds

About Thornton House Home for Older People

Thornton House Home for Older People is a residential care home in Lancashire, offering older people a place where they can feel genuinely at home. The team there understands how much it means to families to find somewhere warm and dependable for their loved ones, and that sense of care runs through everything they do.

This residential home provides care and support for up to 45 older people, with 15 residents living there at the time of inspection. The home maintains a clean environment that supports residents' rights to maintain contact with people important to them. Staff have received training on infection prevention and control, with personal protective equipment and hand gel readily available throughout the home.

Testing arrangements follow good practice with outcomes properly recorded.

Source: CQC inspection report, 19 February 2022

Specialist Care

DementiaMental healthOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesYounger adults

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service without nursing
Registered capacity: 45 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · FY5 2LR

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Mental health conditions; Physical disabilities.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 10 August 2021. Latest inspection date recorded: 7 February 2022.

Safe: Requires improvement
EffectivePublished 11 December 2018: Good
CaringPublished 11 December 2018: Good
ResponsivePublished 11 December 2018: Good
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Thornton House Home for Older People's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Thornton House Home for Older People, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Thornton House Home for Older People, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Thornton House Home for Older People's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees