Children's home run by Roseberry Specialist Care Centres Ltd in Sunderland

Inspection report for children‟s home - monitoring visit: SC430002 1 SC430002

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Roseberry Specialist Care Centres Limited

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is run by a private organisation and is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to six children and young people who have learning disabilities and/or physical disabilities.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager was registered in November 2018 and is appropriately qualified.

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This monitoring visit

The monitoring visit was carried out following incidents in which staff carried out several physical interventions in order to control inappropriate behaviour. These incidents resulted in the young person being discharged from the home. Concerns were raised by the local authorities involved, as the reports of the incidents were inconsistent. The recordings demonstrated that the staff had struggled to cope with the behaviour of one young person placed at the home after their challenging behaviour had started to escalate. The staff had used physical interventions to control this young person‟s behaviour. After a period of several days, the young person was discharged from the home because the staff were unable to continue to manage the behaviour, which had been aggressive, violent and sexualised. The young person had not been physically harmed during these incidents, but a member of staff has alleged that they were hurt by the young person. The records of the

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incident were poor and inconsistent and did not include accurate details of what had happened.

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The inspector found that over the period since the previous inspection there had been some staff shortages. On several shifts there had been fewer staff working than had been agreed with placing authorities. Most children and young people at the home require the full-time supervision of two staff. On some shifts, the rota showed that the staffing complement had been one staff member short. The staff Inspection report for children‟s home - monitoring visit: SC430002 2 shortages were not relevant in relation to the physical interventions being investigated, as records show that there was a full complement of staff on those shifts.

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Requirements have been made to address the staff shortages and to ensure that all staff record required information more thoroughly. It was also apparent that not all staff had read all the available information on each child, and a requirement has been made to address this as well.

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No other concerns about care practices were identified during this monitoring visit.

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There are ongoing investigations into the allegations made and the incidents overall. The two placing local authorities are continuing their assessments of care practices at the home.

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A further inspection of the home is likely following the conclusion of these investigations.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 08/01/2019 Full Good 28/02/2018 Interim Declined in effectiveness 20/06/2017 Full Good 27/10/2016 Interim Declined in effectiveness Inspection report for children‟s home - monitoring visit: SC430002 3

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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, 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

The leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the children‟s home that - (a) helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and (b) promotes their welfare.

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

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ensure that staff work as a team; ensure that the home has sufficient staff to provide care for each child. (Regulation13(2)(b) and (d))

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In particular, ensure that all staff read all relevant information on each child and that there are sufficient staff to maintain agreed levels of supervision for each child. 01/04/2019

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The registered person must ensure that - 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 - the name of the child; details of the child‟s behaviour leading to the use of the measure; the date, time and location of the use of the measure; a description of the measure and its duration; details of any methods used or steps taken to avoid the need to use the measure; the name of the person who used the measure (“the user”) and of any other person present when the measure was used; the effectiveness and any consequence of the use of the measure; and a description of any injury to the child or any other person, and any medical treatment administered, as a result of the measure. (Regulation 35(3)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii) and (viii))

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In particular, ensure that records of all physical interventions 01/04/2019 Inspection report for children‟s home - monitoring visit: SC430002 4 are fully recorded and are recorded within the prescribed time limits. The registered person must maintain records (“case records”) for each child which - are kept up to date; and are signed and dated by the author of each entry. (Regulation 36(1)(b)(c)) 01/04/2019

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken and the progress made by the children‟s home since its last Ofsted inspection.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000.

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Roseberry Specialist Care Centres Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Lakeside House, Kingfisher Way, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham TS18 3NB

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Inspector

Colin Imrie, social care inspector Inspection report for children‟s home - monitoring visit: SC430002 5 to 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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