Children's Home run by Lifetime Opportunities Limited in Lancashire

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

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

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people continue to receive a high standard of individual care and support in this home. This is because the manager and staff make every effort to ensure their known and emerging needs are consistently met. They work closely with parents and professionals and ensure young people’s best interests are continuously at the forefront of all aspects of their care. They are strong advocates and will take every opportunity to ensure young people have access to the services and support they need, or are entitled to. Their proactivity in this respect has resulted in young people receiving excellent support in relation to their disability, health and medication needs, behaviour, family relationships and education.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home is managed in the best interests of young people. Both recommendations from the previous inspection have been addressed. The Statement of Purpose and behaviour management policy now includes details of how specialist equipment may be used to manage behaviour and keep young people safe. Limitations brought about by the home’s liability insurance have been appropriately considered. This has resulted in the potential for young people to have more choice about their hobbies, interests and recreational pastimes.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

A number of staff have left since the last inspection. These vacancies are compounded by one member of staff being on maternity leave and another on long-term sick. To the credit of the manager and staff they have worked exceedingly hard to ensure that these changes have not been detrimental to the care of young people, which has remained a priority throughout. Shortfalls on rotas have been covered by staff from within the organisation, all of whom know the young people. Familiarity is an essential factor in making young people feel settled and safe and this arrangement has gone some way towards maintaining continuity of care.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager has had to reduce her management time in order to fill gaps on the rota. While this has not had any negative impact on the actual care of young people, some management tasks are beginning to drift. For example, she says that she has not had time to compile her six-monthly report of the review of the quality care because of working on shift and the amount of time spent planning rosters. This should have been sent into Ofsted shortly after the inspection in December 2015. Action is being taken to recruit to these positions but this will invariably take time.

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Information about this children's home

The home is run by a privately owned company and is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to five children and young people who have a learning disability.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

30/03/2015 CH - Interim sustained effectiveness

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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 (England) Regulations 2015 and the Guide to the children's homes regulations including the quality standards. The registered person(s) must comply with the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must complete a review of the quality of care provided for children (“a quality of care review”) at least once every 6 months and supply to HMCI a copy of the quality of care review report within 28 days of the date on which the quality of care review is completed. (Regulation 45 (1)(4)(a)) 24/03/2016

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What the inspection judgements mean

At the interim inspection 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

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people living in the children's home. Inspectors considered the quality of work and the difference adults make to the lives of children and young people. They read case files, watched how professional staff work with children, young people and each other and discussed the effectiveness of help and care given to children and young people. Wherever possible, they talked to children, young people and their families. In addition the inspectors have tried to understand what the children's home knows about how well it is performing, how well it is doing and what difference it is making for the children and young people who it is trying to help, protect and look after. This inspection focused on the effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of children and young people since the most recent full inspection.

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Information about this inspection

This 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 Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the Guide to the children's homes regulations including the quality standards. the guidance raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted, which is available from Ofsted's website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted . If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk .

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Information about this inspection

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Information about this inspection

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Information about this inspection

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