Coniston House

Unique reference number SC379123 Inspector Dave Carrigan Type of inspection Interim Provision subtype Children's home

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Registered person Cove Residential Care Services Limited Registered person address Cove Care Residential 16 Waterloo Road WOLVERHAMPTON WV1 4BL Responsible individual Lee Thomas Smith Registered manager Moira Fiona Macdonald Kennedy Date of last inspection 04/06/2014 2 of 5 Inspection date 09/03/2015

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Previous inspection good Enforcement action since last inspection none

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This inspection

This home was judged good at the last full inspection. At this interim inspection Ofsted judge that it has sustained effectiveness .

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This inspection

Since the last inspection there have been three changes to the young people living in the home. One young person has been moved to a different placement whilst two young people have moved into independent living. As a result of these discharges three young people have moved into the placement.

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This inspection

Young people confirm that they feel safe living at this home and are able to talk to staff freely. One young person said ‘its ok living here the staff support you well’. Young people report that they all get on well together and any minor conflicts between them are handled well by staff.

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This inspection

Young people know how to make a complaint. A complaint made since the last inspection has been acted upon and there is a record of the managers and young person’s response.

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This inspection

When young people go missing from home return interviews records do not always show the actions taken by staff. This leaves a missed opportunity for staff to be contributing to the safety and well-being of young people.

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This inspection

When the home has occasionally used physical interventions with young people. The incident is clearly recorded. However, there is an absence of evidence to show young people contribute to these records.

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This inspection

Young people are supported in working towards their independence. This includes work on life skills and the preparation of their own meals with support from staff. This allows young people to take more responsibility and give them a sense of achievement.

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This inspection

The home is well furnished and contains soft furnishings and photographs of staff 3 of 5 and young people on the walls. This helps young people feel like this is really their home and that they belong here.

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This inspection

Staff are supported through regular supervision. This allows them to reflect on their support and care of young people and to be able to review their own personal development. Staff receive a broad range of training in their role, this means they can support more effectively the diverse needs of young people. 4 of 5

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Information about this children’s home

The home is one of three within this private organisation that offers placements for up to five young people who may have a combination of mental health, psychological, emotional or complex care needs that present challenging behaviour. The service is designed to offer medium- to long-term care placements.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

04/06/2014 Full good 28/03/2014 Interim satisfactory progress 19/12/2013 Full adequate 27/03/2013 Interim good progress

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Recommendations

To improve the quality and standards of care further the service should take account of the following recommendation(s):

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Recommendations

 make sure where any sanctions, disciplinary measures or restraint are used, children are encouraged to have their views recorded in the records kept by the home (NMS 3.18)  ensure that written records kept by the home when a child goes missing detail action taken by staff, the circumstances of the child's return, any reasons given for the child running away from the home, and any action taken in the light of these reasons. (NMS 5.10) Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Recommendations

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What inspection judgements mean

At the interim inspections we make a judgement on whether the home has improved in effectiveness, sustained effectiveness, or declined in effectiveness since the previous full inspection. This is in line with the Inspection of children’s homes: framework for inspection.

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Information 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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Information about this inspection

The report details the main strengths, any areas for improvement, including any breaches of regulation, and any failure to meet national minimum standards. The judgements included in the report are made against the framework of inspection for children's homes.

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