Children and family care
Children's residential care (external link) provides care for
children and young people in residential homes. Staff in children's
residential care work closely with children and young people, birth
parents and other family members, shared carers, foster carers and
other agencies to enable young people’s integration into
communities, families and independent living.
Cumbria County Council's services offer care for children and
young people in a range of settings including:
- respite care in residential homes;
- short term (up to 6 month) and longer terms in residential
homes; and
- shared care;
- foster care; and
- adoption.