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
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
The Thorns Retirement Home is a 15-bed residential care home in Lancaster, Lancashire. The home is its own registered provider. Its CQC registration covers older people. That is smaller than most homes in Lancashire, where the typical home has 28 beds.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in August 2025. 77% of homes in Lancashire also score 5. 257 other homes in Lancashire share its tier, “Good”. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
Its CQC rating, from October 2019, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in March 2017. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Lancashire, 47% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
