Children's Home run by Archways Care Limited in Worcestershire

Inspection report for children‟s home - monitoring visit: SC383941 1 SC383941

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Archways Care Ltd

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is one of three homes run by a private organisation. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to four children who display emotional difficulties and/or challenging behaviour. The current manager has worked for the company since May 2019. She has 22 years’ fostering and residential experience.

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This monitoring visit

This children’s home was judged inadequate at the full inspection on 3 June 2019. Two compliance notices were issued, listing steps that the home must take to meet regulations in respect of fire safety and leadership and management. A monitoring visit was undertaken on 17 July 2019. At that visit, two further compliance notices were issued in relation to leadership and management and the protection of children. A restriction of accommodation notice was also issued on 23 July 2019 and this runs until 14 October 2019. A full inspection was undertaken on 9 September 2019. The home was judged to be requires improvement with a judgement of inadequate in leadership and management. The inspection found that leaders and managers had not taken sufficient steps to address shortfalls in the monitoring and review of the home. As a result, the compliance notice was not met and a further compliance notice was reissued.

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This monitoring visit

To evaluate the progress being made by the provider, a monitoring visit was conducted on 11 October 2019. The purpose of this inspection was to review whether action had been taken to meet the steps in the compliance notice and whether the provider continued to adhere to the restriction of accommodation notice. No children have been admitted to the home since the last inspection. Consequently, the provider has adhered to the restriction notice issued. Inspection report for children‟s home - monitoring visit: SC383941 2 All staff have now completed mandatory training and some additional training as per the organisation’s requirements and training plan. This means that all staff now have some of the skills and knowledge to meet the needs of children in their care. The organisation has implemented new monitoring and review systems in the home. Although still in their infancy, these systems will better enable managers to identify

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This monitoring visit

and address areas that require further improvement. There is still some work to be undertaken in two of the children’s bedrooms that are unoccupied. However, this will be completed within the coming weeks. At present, the provider is actively recruiting to fill the home’s staff vacancies. There are enough staff to care for the child living at the home. As a result of this monitoring visit, Ofsted deems that the compliance notice has been met. The restriction of accommodation will end on 14 October 2019. The remainder of the requirements raised at the last full inspection will be reviewed at the next full inspection.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 09/09/2019 Full Requires improvement to be good 03/06/2019 Full Inadequate 04/09/2018 Full Good 26/09/2017 Full Good Inspection report for children‟s home - monitoring visit: SC383941 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 protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe. In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure— that staff— assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child’s relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child; take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare. (Regulation 12(1)(2)(a)(i)(vi)) 21/10/2019

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Requirement Due date

Restraint in relation to a child is only permitted for the purpose of preventing— injury to any person (including the child); serious damage to the property of any person (including the child). Restraint in relation to a child must be necessary and proportionate. (Regulation 20(1)(a)(b)(2)) 21/10/2019

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Requirement Due date

A responsible individual must— have the capacity, experience and skills to supervise the management of the home, or the homes, in respect of which the responsible individual is nominated. (Regulation 26(7)(b)) 21/10/2019

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Requirement Due date

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— a description of the measure and its duration; the effectiveness and any consequences 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.

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Requirement Due date

Within 48 hours of the use of the measure, the registered 21/10/2019 Inspection report for children‟s home - monitoring visit: SC383941 4 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 has signed the record to confirm it is accurate; and within 5 days of the use of the measure, the registered person or the authorised person adds to the record confirmation that they have spoken to the child about the measure. (Regulation 35(3)(a)(iv)(vii)(viii)(b)(i)(ii)(c)) The registered person must maintain records ("case records") for each child which include the information and documents listed in Schedule 3 in relation to each child. (Regulation 36(1)(a)) 21/10/2019

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Requirement Due date

The registered provider must appoint, at the registered provider’s expense, a person (“the independent person”) to visit and report on the children’s home carried on by the registered provider. Subject to paragraph (4), the registered provider may not appoint the following as an independent person— if the registered provider is not a local authority, a person who is employed for payment by the registered provider; a person who has, or has had, a connection with— the registered person. An employee of the registered provider is not, by reason only of that employment, disqualified under paragraph (3)(a), (b) or (g) from appointment as an independent person if the employee is employed solely to examine and scrutinise critically— the way that a home is carried on or managed; and the quality of care provided for children. (Regulation 43 (1)(3)(b)(g)(i)(4)(a)(b)) 30/11/2019

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Requirement Due date

The independent person must provide a copy of the independent person’s report to HMCI. (Regulation 44(7)(a)) 21/10/2019

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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. Inspection report for children‟s home - monitoring visit: SC383941 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Hill Farm, Shawbury Lane, Shustoke, Coleshill, Birmingham B46 2RN

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Christopher Aristidou

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Inspector

Sarah Junor-Fitzpatrick, social care inspector Inspection report for children‟s home - monitoring visit: SC383941 6 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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