SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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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
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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?89%★Outstanding
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Providing InformationGood
Equity in accessExceptional
Listening to and involving peopleExceptional
Person-centred careExceptional
Planning for the futureExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
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: 28 good, 4 exceptional, 1 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Thorne House is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 1 other home in Doncaster.
79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Autism Plus Limited, Thorne House is a residential care home in Doncaster with 18 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after people with a learning disability or autism.
CQC last rated the home in July 2024, giving it Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and well-led as well. Responsive was rated Outstanding. That matches its previous rating, from December 2019. CQC found some shortfalls in “safe environments”, one of 1 standards out of 33 scored below good.
Harry Priestley House, 0.5 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. 1 other home in Doncaster share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”. Its kitchen was rated 4 for food hygiene in September 2025. 83% of homes in Doncaster score the top mark of 5.
