Residential care home · Plymouth

Thorn Park Care Home

69 - 73 Mannamead Road, Mannamead, Plymouth, PL3 4ST

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 2 years ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 21 May 2024 Rated 2 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?71%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 below good
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 32 good, 1 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • May 2018GoodSECRW
  • February 2016GoodSECRW

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 Plymouth

Thorn Park Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 44 other homes in Plymouth. 79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 8 (9%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 8 (9%)
  • Good 45 (52%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 5 (6%)
  • Requires improvement 17 (20%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (2%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Charlton House
    Plymouth · PL3 4SR · Residential care home · 44 beds0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 6 years ago
  • Chatsworth Residential Home
    Plymouth · PL3 5BE · Residential care home · 26 beds0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Mayflower House
    Plymouth · PL3 5BB · Residential care home · 33 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Seymour Court Nursing and Care Home
    Plymouth · PL3 5AP · Nursing home · 37 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Hartley Park Care Home
    Plymouth · PL3 5LW · Nursing home · 66 beds0.7 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago
  • Consort House Nursing Home
    Plymouth · PL3 5TX · Nursing home · 60 beds0.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago

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About Thorn Park Care Home

Thorn Park Care Home is one of 86 care homes in Plymouth: a 37-bed residential care home in Plymouth, run by Mannamead Care Centre Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people and younger adults. Most homes in Plymouth are smaller: the median there is 24 beds.

Hartley Park Care Home, 0.7 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. 44 other homes in Plymouth share its tier, “Good”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in November 2025. 87% of homes in Plymouth also score 5.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in May 2024. That matches its previous rating, from May 2018. Ratings in Plymouth are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 1 fell below good. The lowest was “governance, management and sustainability” (some shortfalls).