Children's home run by Children Assisted in a Real Environment Ltd in Hammersmith and Fulham

Inspection report children’s home: SC063219 1 SC063219 Registered provider: Children Assisted in a Real Environment (Care) Ltd Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This privately owned home provides care for up to five children. In the statement of purpose, the provider states that the home provides care for children who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager has been in post since February 2013. The registered manager is also the manager of another of the provider’s three homes.

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Information about this children’s home

Judgement at last inspection: Requires improvement to be good

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Enforcement action since last inspection:

None. Inspection report children’s home: SC063219 2

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children 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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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Leaders and managers have addressed all requirements from the previous report. This has resulted in a better-quality service. Staff have become more effective in supporting young people to have positive experiences and make progress in their lives.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home’s admission procedure is more thorough. Leaders and managers have paid better attention to the dynamics in the existing group when deciding to admit any new young people. The home has only admitted young people whose needs staff are able to meet.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The young people who currently live in the home settled in quickly. The individual risk assessments are now of a higher standard, which helps young people to make their behaviours safer and improve their attitudes. The young people are now better at staying in contact with staff when out of the home on their own. There have hardly been any incidents and the frequency with which young people go missing from the home is reducing.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people are interested in their own development. They attend colleges and enjoy learning. Young people get on well with each other and enjoy spending time together.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff help young people to talk about their own needs and accept help. Young people engage well with health professionals such as therapists and substance- misuse specialists. The home has a robust procedure for dealing with young people’s medication.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home’s record-keeping has improved. Leaders and managers now maintain better records relating to staff recruitment, supervision, probationary appraisals and the staff duty roster. The statement of purpose has also been updated.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The physical environment has improved. Bathrooms have been fully refurbished and all communal areas have been repainted.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Care planning is still an area for further improvement. Although young people receive individualised care, their individual care plans do not fully reflect this. Examples include repetitive statements being used across different care plans and nothing recorded in respect of young people’s ethnic identities or the promotion of diversity, even when this is clearly something that the young person needs help with. Inspection report children’s home: SC063219 3 Inspection report children’s home: SC063219 4

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

08/04/2019 Full Requires improvement to be good 29/08/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good 15/11/2017 Full Good 13/01/2017 Interim Improved effectiveness Inspection report children’s home: SC063219 5

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Recommendations

 The guide describes ‘personalised care’ as care which meets each child’s needs and promotes their welfare, taking into account of the child’s gender, religion, ethnicity, cultural and linguistic background, sexual identity, mental health, any disability, their assessed needs, previous experiences and any relevant plans. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 14, paragraph 3.2)

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Recommendations

Specifically, the registered person should ensure that young people’s care plans are more individualised and reflect their racial and ethnic identities. Inspection report children’s home: SC063219 6

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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

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people, 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: SC063219 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Children Assisted in a Real Environment (Care) Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 144 Old Oak Road, London W3 7HF

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Inspector

Seka Graovac, Social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC063219 8 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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