Residential care home · Blackpool

Thornlea Rest Home

308 St Annes Road, South Shore, Blackpool, FY4 2QP

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 year ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 17 April 2025 Rated 1 year 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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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: 33 good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • June 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 Blackpool

Thornlea Rest Home is in the Good tier ?, with 35 other homes in Blackpool. 79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 6 (10%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 2 (3%)
  • Good 36 (57%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 5 (8%)
  • Requires improvement 13 (21%)
  • Not yet rated 1 (2%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Red Oak Care Home
    Blackpool · FY4 2EF · Residential care home · 17 beds0.6 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago
  • Berwick House Rest Home
    Blackpool · FY4 2PT · Residential care home · 24 beds0.6 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • Ashbourne Lodge Rest Home
    Blackpool · FY4 2ED · Residential care home · 24 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Beachside Residential Home
    Blackpool · FY4 3RG · Residential care home · 14 beds0.7 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Park View Care Home with Nursing
    Blackpool · FY4 1RA · Nursing home · 44 beds0.8 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago
  • The Highcroft Care Home
    Blackpool · FY4 1RG · Residential care home · 31 beds0.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago

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Thornlea Rest Home in brief

Thornlea Care Home Limited runs Thornlea Rest Home, a residential care home in Blackpool with room for 17 residents. It is registered to care for older people.

Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. In Blackpool, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).

In April 2025, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its rating before that, in June 2018, was the same. That is more recent than most ratings in Blackpool, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. CQC scored 33 standards, and every one was good.