Residential care home · Lancashire

DIL Home (Thornton-Cleveleys)

2 Stockdove Way, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 2AP

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 1 July 2023 Rated 3 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

This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • December 2021GoodSECRW previous owner
  • April 2021Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • January 2019GoodSECRW previous owner
  • March 2018Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • September 2017InadequateSECRW previous owner
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  • May 2015GoodSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Lancashire

DIL Home (Thornton-Cleveleys) is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 65 other homes in Lancashire. 83% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 14 (3%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 13 (3%)
  • Good 258 (62%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 41 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 66 (16%)
  • Inadequate 1 (0%)
  • Not yet rated 20 (5%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Cleveleys Nursing Home
    Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire · FY5 1DX · Nursing home · 32 beds0.3 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago
  • The Willows Residential Care Home
    Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire · FY5 1BN · Residential care home · 6 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • The Kingfisher Care Home
    Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire · FY5 1LA · Residential care home · 20 beds0.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Stafford House Residential Care Home
    Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire · FY5 1DB · Residential care home · 12 beds0.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Balmoral Rest Home
    Thornton Cleveleys, Blackpool · FY5 3JH · Residential care home · 32 beds0.8 km
    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 10 months ago
  • Thornton House Home for Older People
    Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire · FY5 2LR · Residential care home · 45 beds1.3 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 5 years ago

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Other homes run by Dignity In Life Ltd

4 care homes in total: 2 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 1 Not yet rated.

  • DIL House
    Bolton · BL3 2PF · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • DIL Place
    Bolton · BL3 2PF · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • DIL Terrace
    Wigan · WN1 1TD · Residential care home · 13 beds
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated

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What the data says about DIL Home (Thornton-Cleveleys)

Dignity In Life Ltd runs DIL Home (Thornton-Cleveleys), a residential care home in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire with room for 15 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. That is smaller than most homes in Lancashire, where the typical home has 28 beds.

CQC's latest rating, from July 2023, is Requires improvement overall. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated effective, caring and responsive as Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. That is down from Good in December 2021.

The nearest home with a higher rating is The Willows Residential Care Home (Good), 0.4 km away. 2 of Dignity In Life Ltd’s 3 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Across Lancashire, 83% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 3 (generally satisfactory), from August 2025. 77% of homes in Lancashire score the top mark of 5.