Highfield Care Home
- Care home
- 60 beds
- Nursing care
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2026
- Saffron Walden, Essex, East of England
Not yet rated under the new provider, who registered with the CQC on 27 October 2026.
Rated Good in April 2024 under the previous provider, OHI UK AHO Ltd.
At a glance
3 ratings
First rated Requires improvement in 2017, most recently Good in April 2024.
3 years
since the latest rating was published.
83%
of rated care homes in Essex are Good or Outstanding (79% across the East of England, 83% across England).
Highfield Care Home: inspection record
Not yet rated under the current provider. The squares show ratings given under earlier providers.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Stanley Wilson Lodge Care Home (Good, 0.5 miles away) and Hatherley Care Home Limited (Good, 0.7 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Stanley Wilson Lodge Care Home Good, 0.5 miles away
- G Hatherley Care Home Limited Good, 0.7 miles away
- – Bailey Lodge Care Home Not yet rated, 0.8 miles away
- G The Grange Good, 2.4 miles away
- G Fiorano Good, 5.9 miles away
Questions to ask when you visit
- Ask what the new provider has changed since taking over.
- Ask how nursing cover works at night and at weekends.
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Aaron Barham
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service with nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older People, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- THORNBY HEALTHCARE LIMITED
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 17194827 (opens Companies House)
- Previous provider
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- OHI UK AHO Ltdregistered
THORNBY HEALTHCARE LIMITED runs 11 services in England, 2 of them in the East of England. 0 are rated Good or Outstanding and 11 have no rating yet.
Other services run by THORNBY HEALTHCARE LIMITED
- – Abingdon Court Care Home Not yet rated. Care home with nursing, Oxfordshire, South East
- – Appletree Court Care Home Not yet rated. Care home with nursing, Barnet, London
- – Bridge House Care Home Not yet rated. Care home, Surrey, South East
- – Cedar Court Care Home Not yet rated. Care home with nursing, Surrey, South East
Getting help from Essex County Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Essex County Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0345 603 7630, Monday to Thursday 8.45am to 5pm, Friday 8.45am to 4.30pm
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Essex County Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Highfield Care Home provide nursing care?
- Yes. The Care Quality Commission lists Highfield Care Home as a care home with nursing.
- How many beds does Highfield Care Home have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 60 beds at Highfield Care Home.
- When was Highfield Care Home last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Highfield Care Home was published on 15 April 2024.
- Who runs Highfield Care Home?
- Highfield Care Home is run by THORNBY HEALTHCARE LIMITED. It runs 11 services in England, 2 of them in the East of England.
- What is Highfield Care Home's CQC rating?
- Not yet rated under the new provider, who registered with the CQC on 27 October 2026.
Contact
- Phone
- 01799 524936
- Address
- 11 Mandeville Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 4AQ Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Stanley Wilson Lodge Care Home (Good, 0.5 miles away) and Hatherley Care Home Limited (Good, 0.7 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Stanley Wilson Lodge Care Home Good, 0.5 miles away
- G Hatherley Care Home Limited Good, 0.7 miles away
- – Bailey Lodge Care Home Not yet rated, 0.8 miles away
- G The Grange Good, 2.4 miles away
- G Fiorano Good, 5.9 miles away