"The Local Authority over the years tried to place the young man in a home that will work with him and his behaviours. We did not find this placement until we placed at Northern Care. I have strongly recommended this placement to other Social Workers."

Social Worker, Bradford MDC

An important message from Tony Wood,  Northern Care’s Placements Manager

Hi and thanks for visiting our website.

At Northern Care, our care home managers and I always strive to answer your referral enquiry as quickly and as openly as possible.

It is imperative that each young person is placed into the most appropriate surroundings to cater for his/her needs, to maintain the success of each home and to enable the young person to achieve positive outcomes.

If you have a referral, where possible, please provide us with:

• A chronology of events for the young person including a placement history, behaviour and education history, and any involvement with other agencies/professionals
• Previous review reports/LAC reports
• Any core assessment information

Once a young person has been referred, Northern Care will:

• Identify the most appropriate home for the young person based on the information provided by the Local Authority and on the current mix of children and young people already living in the home
• Invite, where possible, the young person and their Social Worker to visit the home, prior to admission
• Visit, where possible and appropriate, the young person before admission to reassure them, to answer all their questions and to help minimise any fears or anxieties they may have
• Begin to plan the young person's individualised care and education programme

Our pre-admission planning is designed to ensure that all young people feel much more comfortable in their new placement because they have an understanding of why they are there, what needs to be done, how long that might take and where they are moving to.

I look forward to helping you with your next enquiry.

Please contact me using the telephone number or e-mail address listed below.

Kind regards,
Tony
 

Freephone: 0800 040 7870

Email: enquiries@northern-care.co.uk