Children's Home run by Cambian Childcare Limited in Rochdale

Inspection report children’s home: SC456419 1 SC456419 Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Limited Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is registered to provide care and accommodation for one young person who may have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. The home is owned by a national organisation. This home has the support of a clinical care team in its delivery of care to children and young people.

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Judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged requires improvement to be good at the last full inspection. At the interim inspection, Ofsted judges that it has improved effectiveness.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The young person came to live in the home eight weeks ago. Prior to this admission and following the last inspection, two young people have moved on from the home. The young person’s placement was planned, where he moved from a group home within this organisation to this home. The needs of the young person could not be met in a group living environment as the other young people had a negative influence on him. The young person was assessed as needing somewhere to live without other young people while further assessment is being carried out to ascertain how best the young person’s care needs can be met.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Over time, individual young people placed in the home make good progress, which supports them to move on successfully. The staff team supports individual young people Inspection report children’s home: SC456419 2 to establish a plan about how they will achieve their goals. The current young person attends the organisation’s school. This is a marked improvement considering the young person’s previous education experiences. For example, he is achieving good attendance and consideration and enquiries are being made about a move for the young person to a mainstream school.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The young person’s views are consistently sought and considered in all aspects of the care and support provided, allowing him to regain some sense of control over his life. Consequently, the young person fully understands why he is placed and he knows the expectations the staff have on his day-to-day care needs. Key-working sessions have a clear focus on the young person’s specific needs, including, when required, covering sensitive topics such as healthy relationships, knife crime and missing from home incidents.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager and staff have built close and effective partnerships with other agencies which support the young person’s well-being. These arrangements have allowed the young person to settle into the home and provided him with a sense of belonging. The manager is thorough when considering referral information. She challenges placing social workers to ensure that the staff have all the information about any new young person. This ensures that full consideration is given when assessing if the home can meet a young person’s needs.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Of the two young people who have moved on from the home, one of these moves was planned while the other was a placement breakdown. Both young people continue to be in touch with the staff in the home.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The staff have, at times, previously struggled to manage the behaviour and meet the care needs of one young person. The staff have needed to use restraint and call the police on occasion in order to ensure the safety of the young person and themselves. Two incidents of restraint are comprehensively documented in the records. Both of these incidents show that the restraint was necessary and include debriefs with the young person and staff. This shows good reflective practice is in place to enable the staff to manage the young person’s behaviour and allow the young person to reflect on how her behaviour has had an impact on others. The current young person placed has not been restrained and he does not present any behavioural issues.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

High-quality reflective practice is a key strength of the home. The staff are supported by the organisation’s clinical care team that incorporates therapeutic practices into the young person’s care plan. As a result, the staff are able to consider alternative approaches when any young people placed are not making as much progress in their emotional and mental health as they would like. The staff are quick to develop new ways of working with individual young people whose progress has slowed or whose presentation has deteriorated. Team meetings are used very effectively to review the progress and experience of young people.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager and her team recognise and reward positive behaviour. Incentives are plentiful, purposeful and individualised. These incentives provide the young person with Inspection report children’s home: SC456419 3 opportunities that broaden their interests and develop their independence skills. Considering the previous concerns displayed at his last placement, the young person’s missing from home episodes are no longer a concern. This is because the staff have made agreeable arrangements to transport the young person to and from his local area. This enables the young person to remain in touch with his friends.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff demonstrate well their approach to managing safeguarding concerns, including reporting and referring issues to other agencies as required. They work effectively and collaboratively with others to manage and minimise risk. Staff have formulated detailed plans and protocols following significant concerns or young people engaging in risk- taking behaviours. They now consistently ensure that all documentation and risk assessments are regularly updated to collectively reflect the consistent approach to be followed. This is an improvement following the last inspection. There are no current safeguarding concerns with the young person living in the home.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The organisation has introduced an online training package, so training for staff is more readily accessible in areas such as radicalisation, fire and health and safety. Staff have also completed face-to-face training, for example in safeguarding and knife and gang culture. All of the staff have now completed training in areas such as around sexualised behaviours and administration of medication. This enables the staff to continue their professional development and meet the specific needs of the young person living in the home. This is an improvement following the last inspection.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The staff told the inspector that they feel supported in the home. They consider the manager is easy to talk to, listens to their views and takes action where needed. Although the manager is also responsible for another two homes, they say that her presence in this home is regular. There has been a significant reduction in bank staff used following the last inspection. The manager has introduced a tracker which shows all staff, including bank staff, are supervised in line with regulation. This tracker also details the qualifications and experiences of the current staff and bank staff.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The young person’s progress is recorded and monitored, and a weekly summary report is produced. Monitoring by the independent person and the manager’s own monitoring arrangements scrutinise all aspects of service delivery, including staffing and the young person’s progress. The manager’s monitoring has improved since the last inspection and now includes completion timescales. A development plan is in place that identifies areas for improvement. Progress in these areas is recorded monthly, with photographs and reports providing evidence of the young person’s achievements, all of which are celebrated.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager keeps the home’s statement of purpose under review. She has provided Ofsted, commissioners and placing authorities with appendices accompanying the statement of purpose document. This gives complete and accurate information about the services that the home provides and details of the persons who will provide these services.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager has driven improvement in the home, ensuring that all of the requirements Inspection report children’s home: SC456419 4 and recommendations set at the last inspection have been met. There are no requirements or recommendations made as a result of this inspection. The young person is making progress and he has built up sound relationships with his staff.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

13/06/2017 Full Requires improvement to be good 15/03/2017 Full Good 06/09/2016 Interim Sustained effectiveness 08/02/2016 Interim Sustained effectiveness

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people. Inspectors considered the quality of work and the differences made to the lives of children and young people. They watched how professional staff work with children and young people and each other and discussed the effectiveness of help and care provided. Wherever possible, they talked to children and 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 whom it is trying to help, protect and look after.

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Information about this inspection

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

Using the ‘Social care common inspection framework’, this inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000 to assess the effectiveness of the service, how it meets the core functions of the service as set out in legislation, 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’. Inspection report children’s home: SC456419 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Cambian Childcare Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Cambian Group, 4th Floor Waterfront Building, Chancellors Road, Hammersmith Embankment, London W6 9RU

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Inspector

Mark Kersh, social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC456419 6 achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children’s social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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