Children's Home run by Keys Group Progressive Care & Education Limited in Southampton

Unique reference number SC389180 Inspection date 14/02/2013 Inspector Brian Mcquoid Type of inspection Interim Provision subtype Children's home

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Date of last inspection 22/10/2012 Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Brief description of the service

This privately run children's home is registered to accommodate up to six young people with multiple disabilities that can include a learning disability, a physical disability and in some cases a sensory impairment.

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The inspection judgements and what they mean

Good progress The children’s home has demonstrated continued improvement in quality of care and outcomes for children and young people and where appropriate has addressed all requirements and the large majority of recommendations that were raised at the previous inspection. Satisfactory progress The children’s home has maintained quality of care and outcomes for children and young people and where appropriate has addressed all requirements and the majority of recommendations that were raised at the previous inspection. Inadequate progress The children’s home has failed to address one or more requirements and/or has not met the majority of recommendations and/or the quality of care and outcomes for children and young people have declined since the last full inspection.

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Progress

Since their previous inspection the service is judged to be making good progress .

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Progress

The service was last inspected during October 2012 when outcomes for children and young people were judged to be good while all other areas were judged to be outstanding. There were no statutory requirements or recommendations arising from that inspection. Young people are very happy living at the home and continue to receive excellent individualised care with staff working very closely with parents and external professionals to ensure their complex health needs are met. The home is being very well managed and is operating extremely effectively on a day-to-day basis. Regulation 33 monitoring reports reflect positively on the home and there have been no complaints received since the previous inspection. Parents and placing social workers have a very high regard for the home and the care that is provided for young people. 'Brilliant' was how one parent described the service, while also saying how her child had become more independent since being there. The manager of the

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Progress

home is a strong advocate for young people and has fought strongly since the previous inspection to obtain specialist equipment for one young person. Staff continue to have remarkably good relationships with young people and seek their views as much as is possible on all aspects of their care. There is a clear commitment displayed by the home's manager to the continuing development and improvement of the service for the benefit of young people. There is a regularly reviewed development plan in place which contains the objective of becoming a leading provider in providing care for young people with complex health needs. There have been a number of improvements at the home since the previous inspection which include some redecoration, commencing the process for having murals on the walls of young people’s bedrooms, new sensory equipment has been installed, a DVD providing information about the home has been completed and staff

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Progress

have initiated life story books for young people. There are also plans in place for the development of the home’s garden area which are currently delayed because of a hold up in the local authority planning process. The home continues to successfully promote positive outcomes for young people and to make positive developments for their benefit.

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Progress

The judgement is that the home has made good progress since the previous inspection and there are no statutory requirements or recommendations arising from this inspection.

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About this inspection

The purpose of this inspection is to assure children and young people, parents, the public, local authorities and government of the quality and standard of the service provided. The inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000 to assess the effectiveness of the service and to consider how well it complies with the relevant regulations and meets the national minimum standards.

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About this inspection

The report details the progress made by the provider since the last full inspection, identifies any further strengths, any areas for improvement and makes judgements as outlined in the Inspection of children’s homes – framework for inspection.

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