Children's Home run by Birtenshaw in Bolton

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1232380 1

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Birtenshaw - company number 02978546

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is part of a charitable organisation providing short-break services to six young people who may have physical disabilities and/or learning disabilities and/or emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. The manager registered with Ofsted in July 2018.

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This monitoring visit

An emergency suspension notice was issued to the provider on 25 March 2019 along with three compliance notices. At the monitoring visit on 2 May 2019, it was identified that the registered provider has taken sufficient action to meet the compliance notices raised under regulation 6 and regulation 14 compliance notices. Despite this, the registered provider had not taken sufficient action to meet the required actions set out in the compliance notice raised under regulation 13. Because of this, a further compliance notice was issued under regulation 13, the leadership and management standard. This monitoring visit was completed to review the progress made against the compliance notice. Staff have completed several training courses since the last inspection. This means that staff now have the skills and knowledge to deliver care to young people in line with the home’s statement of purpose. Specifically, enough staff are now trained to be able to safely administer medication

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This monitoring visit

to young people. All staff are now trained in the safe moving and handling of young people. Similarly, staff are trained to feed young people who are not able to take food orally. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1232380 2 Staff have now completed the training needed to enable them to promote young people’s needs and keep them safe.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 14/08/2018 Full Good 24/08/2017 Full Good 07/03/2017 Interim Declined in effectiveness 27/04/2016 Full Outstanding Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1232380 3

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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: Birtenshaw - company number 02978546

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Birtenshaw Darwen Road, Bromley Cross, Bolton BL7 9AB

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Inspector

Paul Robinson, social care inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1232380 4 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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Inspector

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Inspector

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