Children's Home run by Broadlands Hall Limited in Suffolk

Unique reference number SC060936 Visit date 18/06/2014 Inspector Natalie Burton Monitoring report for a Children's Home Monitoring Report: SC060936, 18/06/2014 2 of 5

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Brief description of the service

This privately owned children's home provides care, accommodation and education for up to 11 young people with learning, emotional and behavioural difficulties.

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Brief description of the service

There is a large education building, which is inspected by Ofsted, in the grounds of the home.

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Outcome of monitoring visit

At the full inspection of the home on the 21st May 2014, the home was judged as inadequate in overall effectiveness, with four compliance notices and six requirements made. In order to evaluate the progress the home has made in addressing these concerns a monitoring visit was undertaken on the 18th June 2014.

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Outcome of monitoring visit

The main areas of concerns were with regard to ensuring there was sufficient number of qualified, and competent staff on duty at all times; who were provided with training in specific areas to meet the needs of the children and young people. Concerns were raised regarding the maintenance of the interior and exterior of the home, also that all children and young people were provided with appropriate beds to meet their individual needs. Some progress has been made in meeting the four compliance notices and five of the six requirements. This is because the home has taken appropriate action in addressing the concerns, through implementing a clear plan of improvements of the home. Such as providing appropriate individual beds for young people, improving the décor of the home and implementing risk assessments. The managers have proposed a new rota and provided training to staff. This ensures that all children and young people are cared for by

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Outcome of monitoring visit

staff who have received appropriate training, and are assessed as suitable for the role.

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Outcome of monitoring visit

However, there has been a lack of progress regarding one requirement made at the inspection, conducted on the 21st May 2014. This is with regard to records of measures of control because they continue to lack detail in areas; such as clarity of the full action taken and names of the staff. There is limited impact with regard to this requirement on children and young people because from the evidence seen appropriate action was taken to keep children and young people safe.

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Outcome of monitoring visit

This monitoring visit has highlighted that the provider is making sufficient progress towards meeting the four compliance notices and six requirements made by the 1st July 2014.

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Areas for improvement

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Statutory Requirements

This section sets out the actions which must be taken so that the registered person/s meets the Care Standards Act 2000, Children's Homes Regulations 2001 and the National Minimum Standards. The registered person(s) must comply with the given timescales.

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Reg. Requirement Due date

(2001) ensure that all parts of the children’s home used by children are equipped with what is reasonably necessary, and adapted as necessary, in order to meet the needs arising from his disability of any disabled child accommodated in the home so as to enable him to live as normal a life as possible, with specific regard to provision of appropriate beds (Regulation 31 (2) (f)) 01/07/2014

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Reg. Requirement Due date

(2001) ensure that the children’s home is at all times conducted in a manner which is consistent with its statement of purpose (Regulation 4 (6)) 01/07/2014

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Reg. Requirement Due date

17B (2001) ensure that within 24 hours of the use of any measure of control, restraint or discipline in a children’s home, a written record is made in a volume kept for the purpose of which shall include all matters detailed in Regulation 17B (Regulation 17B (3) (a) (b) (e) (f)) 01/07/2014

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Reg. Requirement Due date

(2001) ensure that any activities in which children participate are so far as reasonably practicable free from avoidable risks, with specific regard to following individual risk assessments for young people (Regulation 23 (b)) 01/07/2014

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Reg. Requirement Due date

(2001) ensure that there is at all times, having regard to the size of the children’s home, the statement of purpose, and the number and needs (including any needs arising from any disability) of the children accommodated there, a sufficient number of suitably qualified, competent and experienced persons working at the children’s home (Regulation 25 (1) (a)) 01/07/2014

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Reg. Requirement Due date

(2001) ensure that staff working in the home have the qualifications, skills and experience necessary for the work he is to perform; and (d) full and satisfactory information is available in relation to him in respect of each of the matters specified in Schedule 2 (Regulation 26 (3) (b) (d) Schedule 2 (3) (6)) 01/07/2014

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Reg. Requirement Due date

(2001) ensure that all persons employed receive appropriate training, supervision and appraisal, with specific regard to regular supervision and restraint and managing self-harming and bullying behaviours training (Regulation 27 (4) (a)) 01/07/2014

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Reg. Requirement Due date

(2001) ensure that all parts of the children’s home used by children are secure from unauthorised access, of sound construction and kept in good structural repair externally and internally, kept clean and reasonably decorated and maintained and 01/07/2014 Monitoring Report: SC060936, 18/06/2014 5 of 5

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Reg. Requirement Due date

(2001) provide suitable washing, kitchen and laundry facilities for use by staff and, where appropriate, by children accommodated in the home. (Regulation 31 (3)) 01/07/2014

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Reg. Requirement Due date

(2001) maintain in the children’s home the records specified in Schedule 4 and ensure that they are kept up to date, specifically a copy of the staff duty roster of persons working at the children’s home, and a record of the actual rosters worked (Regulation 29 (1) Schedule 4 (11)) 01/07/2014

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About this monitoring visit

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken and progress made by the Children's Home following an Ofsted inspection.

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