Care home
Keer Sands Residential Home
Care home in Carnforth, Lancashire
Keer Sands Residential Home
Care home in Carnforth, Lancashire
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- Peaceful Neighbourhood — Among the lowest for recorded anti-social behaviour and public disorder of comparable areas (police-recorded crime).
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About
Keer Sands Residential Home is a 10-bed residential care home in Carnforth, Lancashire. It provides personal care and support for older adults. The home was rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission in 2024, with Outstanding grades for Caring and Well-led, and Good grades across Safe, Effective and Responsive.
What inspectors found
CQC: OutstandingReport published 13 March 2024 · Last inspected 10 October 2023
Inspectors found that Keer Sands Residential Home, a 10-bed home for older people set in farmland, kept people safe, with robust risk and medicines systems and effective protection from abuse. Staff were described as skilled, caring and respectful, involving people in decisions and anticipating changes in their needs, and families and health professionals gave consistently positive feedback. The overall rating rose from good to outstanding following this focused inspection of the safe, caring and well-led key questions.
- Risk management and safeguarding systems were robust, and people and relatives said they felt safe
- Medicines were managed safely, with current paperwork and a well-organised storage area
- Staff were described as caring, attentive to changes in behaviour, and effective at preventing problems before they arose
- The registered managers promoted a person-centred culture, and other health professionals gave positive feedback
- Inspectors found two minor gaps in medicines practice, which were corrected during the inspection
Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected May 2026
What's nearby
- Near a main road
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAdequate
- Play SpaceAdequate
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkSparse
- Tennis CourtAdequate
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldAdequate
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesSparse
- Retail ShoppingSparse
- SupermarketsAdequate
- TakeawaysSparse
Local crime statistics
1 recorded crimes in the local area (July 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
Fees depend on the room and the care needed, so ask the home for a written quote. Check who pays with the funding calculator, or see what Lancashire council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £771 |
| 2025 | £790 |
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Local health safety net
Keer Sands Residential Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Lancaster Infirmary, 5.9 miles away. The local GP practice is ASH TREES SURGERY, 0.7 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Carnforth
Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.
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