Children's Home run by Future In Mind Limited in Staffordshire

Unique reference number SC063653 Inspection date 12/03/2014 Inspector Paul Smith Type of inspection Interim Provision subtype Children's home

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Date of last inspection 18/12/2013 Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Brief description of the service

This privately owned home provides care and accommodation for up to two young people with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. The service provides a specialist therapeutic programme and staff practise therapeutic techniques under supervision of a qualified therapist.

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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 home was judged as good at the last full inspection in December 2013. Since that time the home has continued to demonstrate significant improvement in the quality of care and the outcomes for young people. There were no requirements or recommendations made at the last inspection.

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Progress

The home uses a therapeutic model which the staff employ in their work with the young people. There is evidence of excellent planning in conjunction with the young person, their family and relevant professionals to identify needs and ensure that they are met. The behaviour of the young people and their achievement both in education and more widely outside school continues to improve This model of intervention is improving outcomes for young people. Any issues identified regarding the young people are addressed quickly and a plan put in place to deal with the changed circumstances. The health outcomes of the young people continue to be good.

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Progress

Young people are consulted in a number of ways and there is evidence that their views are not only sought but are also acted upon. This is across a number of areas from formal house meetings to more informal key working sessions. The home has recently developed a Diversity Action Pan and the young people in the home have been involved in this and their views help develop the plan. The home continues to improve the way in which young people contribute their views to how the home could be improved further.

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Progress

The staff group continue to be consistent and stable. A bank scheme has been developed by the home so that they no longer use agency staff and this has improved the consistently of staff further to the benefit of the young people. The staff are well trained and use this training, particularly around the home’s therapeutic approach to work with the young people. This has improved outcomes for young people further. Staff meetings are used constructively and focus on the needs of the young people and service improvement.

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Progress

The leadership in the home is particularly strong and has benefitted from the addition of a new Deputy Manager post that increases management capacity. The managers provide leadership for the staff team and also has a strong focus on service improvement. There are a number of initiatives that have been developed such as the use of senior care staff to undertake weekly inspections of the home to bring a different perspective to the inspection regime. Regulation 33 inspections are comprehensive and identify how the service could be developed further. There is good evidence that the recommendations that come from these inspections are actioned and this in turn improves the quality of the service.

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Progress

No requirements or recommendations are made as a result of 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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