Children's home run by Cherished and Devoted Care

Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2503316 1

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Cherished and Devoted Care

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home was registered in May 2019. The home is operated by a private provider. The home is registered to offer care and accommodation for up to five children who have learning disabilities.

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Information about this children’s home

There is currently no registered manager for this home.

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This monitoring visit

A suspension notice was issued on 3 February 2020 for this home. This notice was due to run until 27 April 2020. This monitoring visit was undertaken to assess compliance with the suspension notice. The requirements from the last inspection were not reviewed at this visit and therefore they remain in place.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has made significant and effective changes to the leadership and management arrangements for the home. The senior manager demonstrated a sound understanding of the strengths and areas he wished to develop. New management monitoring procedures are continuing to strengthen care practice in the home. The provider has now appointed a manager for the home and this manager has applied to HMCI to become registered for the home.

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This monitoring visit

Staff have completed extensive training courses since the last inspection. This means that staff now have the skills and knowledge to deliver care to children in line with the home’s statement of purpose. Specifically, staff are now trained to be able to safely administer medication to children.

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This monitoring visit

All staff have now attended training on how to respond to safeguarding concerns and the steps to take thereafter. Furthermore, workshops have been delivered to enable staff to discuss various scenarios which may occur when they have a child living at the home. There is evidence that new systems have been introduced so Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2503316 2 that decision-making processes relating to safeguarding are clearly recorded. This further supports the health and safety of children, as staff are better equipped to recognise and respond to concerns.

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This monitoring visit

The home environment has improved, and new mattresses and soft furnishings have been sourced. This means that the home is well equipped to admit children.

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This monitoring visit

No further enforcement action is planned, and the suspension notice is no longer in place. However, a further inspection will take place to review how these improvements are being embedded to improve the quality of care provided.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 06/11/2019 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2503316 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 health and well-being standard is that—

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the health and well-being needs of children are met;

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children receive advice, services and support in relation to their health and well-being; and

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children are helped to lead healthy lifestyles.

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

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that each child has access to such dental, medical, nursing, psychiatric and psychological advice, treatment and other services as the child may require. (Regulation 10(1)(a)(b)(c)(2)(c)) 03/02/2020

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The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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

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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;

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help each child to understand how to keep safe;

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have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm;

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manage relationships between children to prevent them from harming each other; 03/02/2020 Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2503316 4 understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person;

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take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare; and

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are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies. (Regulation 12(1)(2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi)(vii)) 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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helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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

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use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13(1)(a)(b)(2)(h)) 03/02/2020

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The care planning standard is that children—

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receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home; and

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have a positive experience of arriving at or moving on from the home.

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

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that children are admitted to the home only if their needs are within the range of needs of children for whom it is intended that the home is to provide care and accommodation, as set out in the home’s statement of purpose. (Regulation 14(1)(a)(b)(2)(a)) 06/12/2019

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the privacy of children is appropriately protected;

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children can access all appropriate areas of the children’s home’s premises; and 03/02/2020 Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2503316 5 any limitation placed on a child’s privacy or access to any area of the home’s premises—

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is intended to safeguard each child accommodated in the home; is necessary and proportionate; is kept under review and, if necessary, revised; and allows children as much freedom as is possible when balanced against the need to protect them and keep them safe. (Regulation 21(a)(b)(c)(i)(ii)(iv)) The registered person must make arrangements for the handling, recording, safekeeping, safe administration and disposal of medicines received into the children’s home. (Regulation 23(1)) 03/02/2020

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The registered provider must appoint a person to manage the children’s home if—

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there is no registered manager in respect of the home; and

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is not, or does not intend to be, in day-to-day charge of the home.

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If the registered provider appoints a person to manage the home, the registered provider must, without delay, give HMCI notice of—

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the name of the person so appointed; and

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the date on which the appointment takes effect. (Regulation 27(1)(a)(b)(i)(ii)(iii)(2)(a)(b)) 03/02/2020

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

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the date, time and location of the use of the measure; 03/02/2020 Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2503316 6 a description of the measure and its duration;

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details of any methods used or steps taken to avoid the need to use the measure;

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the name of the person who used the measure (“the user”), and of any other person present when the measure was used;

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the effectiveness and any consequences of the use of the measure; and

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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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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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has spoken to the user about the measure; and

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has signed the record to confirm it is accurate; and

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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)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)(viii)(b)(i)(ii)(c)(iv))

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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: 2503316 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Cherished and Devoted Care

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 4 Duncan Street, St Helens, Merseyside WA10 3TE

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Inspectors

Elaine Allison, social care inspector Michelle Edge, social care inspector Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2503316 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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Inspectors

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