Thornhill House
Residential care home in Barnsley, registered for 40 beds. Regulated by CQC.
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What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Caring | Outstanding |
| Safe | Good |
| Effective | Good |
| Responsive | Good |
| Well-led | Good |
Details
- Type of care
- Residential care home
- Registered places
- 40
- Address
- Church Street, Darfield, Barnsley, S73 9LG
- Telephone
- 01226751703
- Website
- www.stronglifecare.co.uk
- Registered provider
- Strong Life Care Limited
- Registered manager
- Whiteley-Mason, Christian
- Registered since
- 2011-01-26
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Constituency
- Barnsley South
- Regulator record
- View on cqc.org.uk
At 40 beds it is larger than 66% of the 58 residential care homes in Barnsley.
Evidence and freshness
This is a permanent CareFacts record built from the service’s regulator identifier. It is evidence from the public register, not a recommendation or a live vacancy check.
- CareFacts record ID
e1-163509981- Regulator location ID
1-163509981- Current source release
- CQC active locations, archived 2026-10-07
- CareFacts data rebuilt
- 2026-10-07
- Inspection evidence
- Latest published date 2019-06-04
A newer source release may change the registration, operator, capacity or rating shown here. CareFacts preserves the identifier so future real changes can be compared once more than one compatible snapshot exists.
Who this service is for
- Dementia
- Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder
- Older People
- Physical Disability
- Younger Adults
- Caring for adults under 65 yrs
- Learning disabilities
- Caring for adults over 65 yrs
- Physical disabilities
The operator’s wider record
Strong Life Care Limited runs 3 services in the UK with 154 beds. Across the estate:
- 3 good
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Source: CQC active locations, archived 2026-10-07. Ratings and inspection dates are published by CQC and reproduced here under the Open Government Licence. Always check the regulator’s own record before making a decision.
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