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?75%Good
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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?79%Good
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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
Governance, management and sustainabilityExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 31 good, 1 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. ?
Thornfield Care Home is an independent 52-bed residential care home in Seaton, Devon, registered with CQC under its own name. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and younger adults. That is larger than most homes in Devon, where the typical home has 25 beds.
About 0.9 km away, The Seaton is rated Outstanding. Thornfield Care Limited has run the home since October 2024, when it changed owner. Across Devon, 90% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 1 for food hygiene in April 2026. In Devon, 86% of homes score 5.
Its CQC rating, from January 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Its previous rating, in July 2019, was Outstanding, so the home has slipped. Ratings in Devon are typically about 5 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found some shortfalls in “safe environments”, one of 1 standards out of 33 scored below good.
