Children's home run by Sheffield City Council in Sheffield

Inspection report children’s home: SC035998 1 SC035998 Registered provider: Sheffield City Council Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is operated by a local authority. The home provides residential care and support to children and young people who often display complex behaviours, such as issues with physical and verbal aggression, and self-harm. Individualised care packages support the children’s and young people’s continued development and progress.

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Information about this children’s home

Judgement at last inspection: inadequate

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Enforcement action since last inspection:

There have been two monitoring inspection visits since the last full inspection that took place on 18 April 2018. These monitoring inspections were to check on the two compliance notices issued and to check that the restriction notice to stop the further admission of children and young people to the home had been complied with.

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Enforcement action since last inspection:

The compliance notices have been met and the restriction notice has now been lifted.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged inadequate at the last full inspection. At this interim inspection, the home was ‘not judged’.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home has not provided care and accommodation to young people since 4 July 2018.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Therefore, this inspection focused on whether the children’s home meets its statutory Inspection report children’s home: SC035998 2 requirements to maintain its registration and is ready to accept placements.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The staff have been temporarily deployed to work in other children’s homes within the local authority.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Most of the home is adequately decorated and suitably furnished. However, one wall in a bedroom requires substantial repair, together with the floor covering on the ground floor hallway and staff office.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The requirements and recommendations made at the last full inspection are carried forward.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

18/04/2018 Full Inadequate 15/01/2018 Interim Sustained effectiveness 20/06/2017 Full Requires improvement to be good 12/12/2016 Interim Not judged

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered person(s) must take to meet the Care Standards Act 2000, the 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 within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

within 24 hours of the use of a measure of control, discipline or restraint in relation to a child in the home, a record is made which includes—

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Requirement Due date

details of the child’s behaviour leading to the use of the measure;

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a description of the measure and its duration; and 28/08/2018 Inspection report children’s home: SC035998 3 details of any methods used, or steps taken to avoid the need to use the measure.

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Requirement Due date

Within 48 hours of the use of the measure, the registered person, or a person who is authorised by the registered person to do so (‘the authorised person’)—

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Requirement Due date

has spoken to the user about the measure; and

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Requirement Due date

has signed the record to confirm it is accurate. (Regulation 35 (3)(a)(ii)(iv)(v)(b)(i)(ii)) In order to complete a quality of care review the registered person must establish and maintain a system for monitoring, reviewing and evaluating—

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Requirement Due date

the quality of care provided for children;

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Requirement Due date

the feedback and opinions of children about the children’s home, its facilities and the quality of care they receive in it; and

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Requirement Due date

any actions that the registered person considers necessary in order to improve or maintain the quality of care provided for children.

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Requirement Due date

The system referred to in paragraph (2) must provide for ascertaining and considering the opinions of children, their parents, placing authorities and staff. (Regulation 45 (2)(a)(b)(c)(5)) 28/08/2018

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that all employees—

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receive practice-related supervision by a person with appropriate experience; and

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have their performance and fitness to perform their roles appraised at least once every year. (Regulation 33 (1)(4)(b)) 28/08/2018

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Requirement Due date

The leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the children’s home that—

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Requirement Due date

helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to— 28/08/2018 Inspection report children’s home: SC035998 4 ensure that staff work as a team where appropriate;

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ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child; and

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Requirement Due date

ensure that the home’s workforce provides continuity of care to each child. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b)(2)(b)(d)(e))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, ensure that all staff are working consistently, attend regular staff meetings and that appropriate training is provided to all the agency staff. The training should include behaviour management and physical intervention. The quality and purpose of care standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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Requirement Due date

understand the children’s home’s overall aims and the outcomes it seeks to achieve for children; and

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Requirement Due date

use this understanding to deliver care that meets children’s needs and supports them to fulfil their potential.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to—

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ensure that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed and furnished so as to—

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enable each child to participate in the daily life of the home. (Regulation 6 (2)(c)(i)(ii))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, ensure that the home is in good repair and well furnished throughout. This should include repairing the wall in a bedroom and the floor covering in the hallway. 28/08/2018

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Recommendations

 Regulations 35−39 detail the records that must be kept in children’s homes. All children’s case records (regulation 36) must be kept up to date and stored securely whilst they remain in the home (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.3). In particular, ensure that direct-work sessions take place that reflect each child’s care plan, risk assessment and behaviour management plan.  No more than half the staff on duty at any one time, by day or night at the home Inspection report children’s home: SC035998 5 should be from an external agency. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 54, paragraph 10.17)  Sufficient staff means a home having enough suitably trained staff (including someone in a management role) on duty to meet the assessed needs of all children in the home, and that those staff are able to respond to emergency

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Recommendations

placements, where accepted. The registered person must demonstrate every effort to achieve continuity of staff so that children’s attachments are not overly disrupted, including ensuring that the employment of any temporary staff will not prevent children from receiving the continuity of care that they need (regulation 31(1)). (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 51, paragraph 10.1)  The registered manager is responsible for ensuring that all staff consistently follow the home’s policies and procedures for the benefit of the children in the home’s care. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 54, paragraph 10.20) In particular, this refers to following agreed daily routines and boundaries, missing from care protocols and regular attendance at staff meetings.

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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: SC035998 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Town Hall, Pinstone Street, Sheffield S1 2HH

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Inspector

Debbie Foster: social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC035998 7 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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