Care home · Thornton Cleveleys
Farthings Nursing Home
Illustrative photo, not of Farthings Nursing Home- Address
- Wilson Square, Little Bispham, Thornton Cleveleys, FY5 1RF
- Run by
- The Farthings Care Limited
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 60 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- February 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Karen Phillips
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1989 (37 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 02363511)
- Last CQC check
- 26 Jun 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,360–£1,670 a week for nursing care. Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-136660189
Introducing Farthings Nursing Home
Farthings Nursing Home in Thornton Cleveleys is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a nursing home, run by The Farthings Care Limited. The service is registered to support older people and lists sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (June 2026), with Well-led rated Outstanding. It is one of 11 CQC-registered care homes in and around Cleveleys; 7 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The five key questions
- Safe84% score48 of 64 in Blackpool
- Effective75% score55 of 64 in Blackpool
- Caring85% score56 of 64 in Blackpool
- Responsive75% score56 of 64 in Blackpool
- Well-led89% score6 of 64 in Blackpool
Source: CQC, published 26 June 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Blackpool share it; for example, 6 of 64 care homes in Blackpool rated Outstanding for Well-led.
Track record
Registered in February 2011, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2015–2026), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 1 May 2021.
Costs to expect
We estimate Farthings Nursing Home at £1,360–£1,670 a week for nursing care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £71k–£87k.
NHS-funded nursing care covers part of the nursing cost for eligible residents and is paid directly to the home.
With savings below £23,250, Blackpool Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
Choice nearby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 18 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Nightingales Nursing Home, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: sight or hearing loss (2 of the nearest 25).
1 of the 23 nearest rated care homes has a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Norbreck ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (3 min), a park (8 min) and a bus stop (5 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The inspection, summarised
- The assessment took place between 10 March and 13 April 2026.
- The service demonstrated a consistently good standard of care, supported by effective leadership, a positive culture and well-established systems.
- Leaders had promoted a proactive and person-centred approach, encouraging openness, reflection and learning.
- People said they felt safe, valued and respected at all times, with one person sharing, “I feel loved,” and another explaining, “I never feel rushed or hurried, and my choices are respected.” These experiences demonstrated how Respect was embedded in every interaction.
Inspected 14 April 2021; report published 1 May 2021. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
Looking at the five areas: Well-led is rated Outstanding; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Blackpool, 6 of 64 rated care homes are Outstanding for Well-led (9%).
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Well-led at 89% and its lowest is Responsive at 75%, averaging 82% overall.
The report's Well-led section explains what earned the Outstanding rating, which is a useful benchmark when comparing services.
Specialisms
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Percentage scores by area
CQC now scores each area it inspects from 1 to 4 against a set of "quality statements", and turns those into a percentage for the area. Averaged across the five areas, Farthings Nursing Home scores 82%.
Safe 84%
- Learning culture4 · Exceptional
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions4 · Exceptional
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
- Safe environments3 · Good
- Safe and effective staffing4 · Exceptional
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 75%
- Assessing needs3 · Good
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment3 · Good
- How staff, teams and services work together3 · Good
- Supporting people to live healthier lives3 · Good
- Monitoring and improving outcomes3 · Good
- Consent to care and treatment3 · Good
Caring 85%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity4 · Exceptional
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control3 · Good
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement4 · Exceptional
Responsive 75%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people3 · Good
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led 89%
- Shared direction and culture4 · Exceptional
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders4 · Exceptional
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion3 · Good
- Governance, management and sustainability3 · Good
- Partnerships and communities4 · Exceptional
- Learning, improvement and innovation4 · Exceptional
Key: 4 = exceptional, 3 = good, 2 = some shortfalls, 1 = significant shortfalls. Source: CQC, assessed 25 February 2026, published 26 June 2026, Open Government Licence. Unscored statements weren't reviewed this time and keep their previous result.
Past CQC ratings
- Nov 2015
- Nov 2017
- May 2021
- Jun 2026
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 1 May 2021
- CQC inspection report 7 November 2017
- CQC inspection report 10 November 2015
- Inspection report 13 August 2014
- Inspection report 28 September 2013
- Inspection report 12 January 2013
The kitchen's hygiene score
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 26 June 2026 by Blackpool. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Farthings Nursing Home"). Open Government Licence.
Area and map
- Ward
- Norbreck
- Council
- Blackpool Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Blackpool North and Fleetwood
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in FY5 (17)
View on OpenStreetMap · Route planner · Base map © OpenStreetMap
Around the building
- Bus stop 380 m (5 min walk) · 10 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery The Crescent Surgery, 1.2 km (14 min walk)
- Pharmacy Norchem, 890 m (11 min walk)
- Shop AJ Premier Convenience Store, 220 m (3 min walk)
- Park Anchorsholme Park, 610 m (8 min walk)
- Café 2 Peckish, 880 m (11 min walk)
- Place of worship All Saints, 560 m (7 min walk)
- Library Anchorsholme Library, 840 m (10 min walk)
Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
Who runs it
Farthings Nursing Home is run by The Farthings Care Limited (company 02363511), incorporated in 1989, 21 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities.
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Farthings Nursing Home in local context
- Rated Good. Across Blackpool, 78% of the 63 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 6 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (June 2026) is more recent than 97% of care home ratings in Blackpool.
- With 60 beds it is larger than 96% of care homes in Blackpool, where the typical home has 24.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 57% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Blackpool lists 3.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Blackpool; CQC register, Oct 2026.
Nearest care homes
Guides for families
Recently rated care homes near Cleveleys
- Balmoral Rest HomeDec 2025
- Nightingales Nursing HomeOct 2025
Farthings Nursing Home: common questions
- Who is the registered provider for Farthings Nursing Home?
- The registered provider is The Farthings Care Limited, according to CQC.
- How many beds does Farthings Nursing Home have?
- Farthings Nursing Home is registered for up to 60 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Is Farthings Nursing Home rated well for safety?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Outstanding. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- How much does care from Farthings Nursing Home cost?
- No fee list from Farthings Nursing Home has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,100 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North West). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- Is Farthings Nursing Home registered with CQC?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-136660189 and was rated Good overall in June 2026.
- What is Farthings Nursing Home's address?
- It is at Wilson Square, Little Bispham, Thornton Cleveleys, FY5 1RF.
- What type of care does Farthings Nursing Home provide?
- Registration for Farthings Nursing Home covers: nursing homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- How recent is Farthings Nursing Home's CQC rating?
- The rating now shown was published on 26 June 2026. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- Does Farthings Nursing Home support people with dementia?
- Its CQC registration does not list dementia. If that is a need now or later, check with the provider before deciding.
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Details from the Care Quality Commission register, updated Oct 2026. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Text marked "in the provider's own words" is supplied by the provider. The Care Panel is not a care provider.