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Nursing home · County Durham

Thornfield Grange

60 Etherley Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7QZ

Good SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 3 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement No registered manager
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CQC rating

Good
Published 10 March 2023 Rated 3 years ago ?
  • 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's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • July 2019Requires improvementSECRW
  • May 2017GoodSECRW
  • April 2015GoodSECRW

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 County Durham

Thornfield Grange is in the Good tier ?, with 99 other homes in County Durham. 92% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 9 (6%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 12 (8%)
  • Good 100 (70%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 8 (6%)
  • Requires improvement 11 (8%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (1%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Sandringham Care Home
    Bishop Auckland, County Durham · DL14 6HT · Nursing home · 92 beds0.3 km
    Good SECRW Rated 3 years ago
  • Bishopsgate Lodge Care Home
    Bishop Auckland, County Durham · DL14 7PU · Nursing home · 56 beds0.6 km
    Good SECRW Rated 1 year ago
  • Eden House
    Bishop Auckland, County Durham · DL14 6EN · Residential care home · 53 beds0.6 km
    Outstanding SECRW Rated 2 years ago
  • Barrington Lodge
    Bishop Auckland, County Durham · DL14 6XX · Nursing home · 70 beds1.2 km
    Good SECRW Rated 5 years ago
  • Church View (Bishop Auckland)
    Bishop Auckland, County Durham · DL14 6SL · Residential care home · 45 beds1.8 km
    Good SECRW Rated 6 years ago
  • Laurel Place
    Bishop Auckland, County Durham · DL14 6RG · Nursing home · 38 beds1.8 km
    Not yet rated SECRW

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Other homes run by Cygnet (OE) Limited

10 care homes in total: 8 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 1 Not yet rated.

  • Ducks Halt
    Kirby-Le-Soken, Essex · CO13 0DU · Residential care home · 5 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 8 years ago
  • Hollyhurst
    Darlington · DL3 9LN · Nursing home · 22 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 3 years ago
  • Old Leigh House
    Leigh-On-Sea, Southend-on-Sea · SS9 1LB · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 5 years ago
  • The Orchards
    Colchester, Essex · CO7 8JA · Residential care home · 5 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 7 years ago
  • Toller Road
    Leicester · LE2 3HP · Nursing home · 8 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 6 years ago
  • Willow House
    Edgbaston, Birmingham · B17 8LS · Nursing home · 8 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 5 years ago

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What the data says about Thornfield Grange

Run by Cygnet (OE) Limited, Thornfield Grange is a nursing home in Bishop Auckland, County Durham with 10 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. The typical home in County Durham has 40 beds, so this one is on the small side.

Its CQC rating, from March 2023, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Before that, in July 2019, it was rated Requires improvement.

99 other homes in County Durham share its tier, “Good”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in November 2025. That is true of 84% of homes in County Durham. Cygnet (OE) Limited runs 10 care homes, and 8 of the 9 rated are Good or Outstanding. About 0.6 km away, Eden House is rated Outstanding. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment.