Children's Home run by Care Perspectives Ltd in Walsall

Inspection report children’s home: 1263977 1 Registered provider: Care Perspectives Limited

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Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

Ofsted is aware of the challenges that Covid-19 is currently posing to those we inspect. During this visit, the inspectors took into consideration the impact of any measures being taken to slow the spread of Coronavirus by the home. This has included the effect these have had on staffing arrangements.

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Information about this children’s home

This private home provides specialist care for up to eight young people who have mental health and/or emotional and social difficulties. The home was registered in December 2017. The registered manager is experienced in residential care and qualified at level 5 in leadership and management.

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Information about this children’s home

Date of last inspection: 10 September 2019

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Information about this children’s home

Enforcement action since last inspection: none

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Information about this children’s home

This home was judged good at the last full inspection. At the interim inspection, Ofsted judges that it has sustained effectiveness.

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Information about this children’s home

Since the last inspection, four young people have moved into the home and four young people have moved out. All moves were well planned.

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This inspection

The effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of children and young people since the most recent full inspection Inspection report children’s home: 1263977 2 Since the last inspection the registered manager and staff have worked hard to improve the quality of care. As a result, all requirements and recommendations raised at the last inspection have been met.

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This inspection

Young people now enjoy their personal space and privacy as a result of staff not carrying out routine searches of their bedrooms.

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This inspection

Young people now have detailed health plans that are based on the home’s clinical model. This helps to ensure that young people’s physical health needs and emotional well-being are met.

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This inspection

When young people struggle to attend school, staff ensure that a tailored learning programme is in place to sustain young people’s learning.

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Staff who are recruited by the company to work at the home are now subject to thorough recruitment checks.

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This inspection

The registered manager has reviewed records that hold details of the training that staff have received. These records are now clear and identify all training completed by staff.

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This inspection

The registered manager and clinical staff have reviewed and developed a system for monitoring young people’s independence skills. This is based on a clinical model and practical skills to enable young people to take the next steps towards adolescence and adulthood. This means that young people are supported by a multi-disciplinary team to help them with skills such as cooking, budgeting and employment.

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This inspection

Staff are better at writing detailed risk assessments and use these records to help them to identify triggers that can result in young people being placed at risk. However, staff do not always pick up on conflicting information. Consequently, guidance and advice for staff to manage young people’s vulnerabilities can sometimes be unclear.

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This inspection

The home is generally clean and tidy. However, there are several repairs and maintenance jobs that remain unfinished. Furthermore, although some bedrooms are decorated and personalised, these are not always maintained.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection report children’s home: 1263977 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

12/03/2019 Interim Improved effectiveness 25/07/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report children’s home: 1263977 4

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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 quality and purpose of care standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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Requirement Due date

understand the children’s home’s overall aims and the outcomes it seeks to achieve for children.

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

provide to children living in the home the physical necessities they need in order to live there comfortably;

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Requirement Due date

ensure that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed and furnished so as to—

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Requirement Due date

meet the needs of each child. (Regulation 6 (1)(a)(2)(b)(vii)(c)(i)) 17/05/2020

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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.

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

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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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person; 17/05/2020 Inspection report children’s home: 1263977 5 are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies. (Regulation 12(1)(2)(a)(i)(iii)(v)(vii))

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people. Inspectors considered the quality of work and the differences made to the lives of children and young people. They watched how professional staff work with children and young people and each other and discussed the effectiveness of help and care provided. Wherever possible, they talked to children and young people and their families. In addition, the inspectors have tried to understand what the children’s home knows about how well it is performing, how well it is doing and what difference it is making for the children and young people whom it is trying to help, protect and look after.

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Information about this inspection

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: 1263977 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Care Perspectives Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 18 Frederick Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3BJ

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Inspector

Patrick McIntosh, social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: 1263977 7 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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