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We’re Keswick Care – start your journey here

Keswick Care is a family run organisation dedicated to giving young people the best possible care to ensure they grow into adulthood with skills and knowledge to continue to thrive.

We own four homes in Wakefield and Barnsley which provide safe, trusting, nurturing warm and happy environments.

Keswick care provides high quality care for children who experience a range of behavioural and emotional difficulties but are supported with an individualised care plan.

The Keswick Care Way

A warm welcome

From walking through our doors, young people are greeted by a warm, smiley, caring team who are ready to help them from the beginning of their journey as Keswick Care, what ever them needs may be.

Care planning

Every care plan will be tailored individually to each young person, involving the multi disciplinary team and most importantly involving the young person ensuring their voice is heard.

Parental input

Parents involvement where possible is important to both us and the young person. Working together promotes the best outcomes for the young person and families. Keswick Care have a parent plan which supports our holistic approach.

Key Working Sessions

Key working is used to educate as the core foundation for the holistic development of a child’s social, emotional, cognitive, and physical needs to build a solid and broad foundation for lifelong learning and wellbeing.

Expert Team

Staff are selected through a vigorous recruitment process. Young people are involved within this throughout with interview questions and at the final stage visit. Our staff teams are trained to a high level and ongoing professional development is paramount. A robust induction and probation plan is in place to deliver a high level of care to our young people.

Awards

Winners of the Great British Care Awards 2023, Yorkshire & Humber

The Care Home Team Award – The Team, Keswick Care. “The Keswick Care team clearly take an outstanding person-centred approach, personalising the home and prioritising the residents’ interests and expanding on this by engaging them in external activities. This team stood out with their caring and nurturing natures.”

The Care Home Employer Award – Lorraine, Keswick Care. “Lorraine’s dedication and commitment to care and her service users were clearly demonstrated, and she is truly a team player. Lorraine is not scared to roll her sleeves up and be a true role model to her team. Congratulations Lorraine!”

Winners of the Great British Care Awards 2022, Yorkshire & Humber announced

Highly commended – Jade, Keswick care. “Jade is so passionate about her role and dedication to supporting young people in her care. She really advocates for the joys of working in care and how each day can be different. Jade really understood what made a great team culture and her desire to one day be a manager.

Keswick Care were highly commended in 2020 and 2022, and finalists in 2021 for Children and Young Peoples Awards

“During my time at Keswick Road I have done many fun and exciting activities. So far, I have had near to no bad experiences. The staff here try their very best to keep you happy and are always there if you need to talk to someone. Here at Keswick Road, the managers are always trying the best they can to help make your time enjoyable. I personally have enjoyed my time living here, although sometimes it gets hard and sometimes you will get bored, it still gives you many offers and opportunities for fun.”

“During my time at Keswick Road, I haven’t really been doing any activities as I have been focused on school and my GCSE’s, but I have also been focused on my independence to get me ready to face the big bad world. My time here is positive overall, but I have had blips on bad days. However, staff have helped me and supported me through this and have given me ideas and advice on what to do next time I have a blip. Here at Keswick Road the staff and the managers have done everything they can to help me through my time here and will always continue to help me through things that get difficult. They make it so living here is enjoyable and I love and adore all the staff even if sometimes I have a disagreement with one of them. They will always be there for me. I personally have enjoyed and loved my time being here at Keswick Road although sometimes it gets hard and a little bit boring at times, but there is always something that you can do if you think you are bored. You can go to the park, you can watch movies and eat snacks, you can go shopping, you can do baking. There are millions of things that you can do. If you ask staff they will happily do anything that you want to do as these guys love doing activities. Keswick will offer you many opportunities for fun and many things to do when you are on your own. In my opinion Keswick Road is an amazing home and an amazing community to be in. The staff are lovely and you will really get along with all of them – sometimes you might even have favourites like I do. Overall, my time here has been an adventurous and an amazing experience to be in and to live in. I would absolutely recommend being here at Keswick Road where there is lots of giggles and fun things to do.”

“Happy birthday Keswick Care. Such an amazing place where I once lived where I had my baby and moved into the big world from. I wouldn’t be half the person I am today if it wasn’t for Keswick Care, forever be grateful.”

“So far Keswick has been really amazing and outstanding. I love it here. It is really good, we go out on activities and even do loads of fun things, the staff here are really brilliant. I have a really good relationships with them, they support me in everything and help me in things. I love it, it’s amazing. I get on with everyone. I had an amazing birthday; they have helped me with everything. I am so glad I moved here, and I never want to leave. There are so many words to describe my time here, it’s just lovely. Thank you to all the staff at Keswick for everything.”

“The biggest lie is that its all naughty kids who live there and the truth is its not naughty kids who live there its kids who have had a troubled life. With kids that are in care they don’t need people thinking that they are in there because there naughty because its not at all its because they need care away from their family.”