Children's home run by Meadows Care Limited in Rochdale

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC477939 1 SC477939

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Meadows Care Limited

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is privately owned and run. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to three children or young people who may have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit was carried out in response to an increased number of notifications received by Ofsted. The notifications related to the emotional health of some young people in placement. This visit was conducted both on- and off-site and included feedback from some of the young people.

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This monitoring visit

Young people living at the home experience highly complex emotional difficulties that can result in behaviours that pose a risk to their safety and welfare. Young people are supported by a team of staff who work in a multi-disciplinary way to deliver individualised and sensitive care. As a result, young people receive support that is informed and responsive to the distress they may feel.

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This monitoring visit

The manager and staff work well with other agencies, such as child and adolescent mental health services, in-house psychological services and local authority social workers. The staff keep the safety plans for young people under regular review. When the risks faced by young people increase, those plans are subject to multi- disciplinary scrutiny and any immediate concerns are shared in a timely manner with the relevant agencies.

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This monitoring visit

One professional commenting about the care of their young person said: ‘The staff go above and beyond. They listen to what her needs are and think about what does and doesn’t work. They listen to me and other professionals.’ Another professional commented: ‘Staff are really doing a fantastic job. They follow the risk management plan very, very well.’ Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC477939 2 Young people have access to the specialised help that they need, and staff place young people at the centre of their practice. Young people who have lived at the home for longer periods of time learn to trust the staff, and their sense of safety and well-being increases. As a result, their propensity to want to harm themselves significantly diminishes.

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This monitoring visit

Staff are persistent and creative in supporting young people to regularly attend education. However, not all young people have routines that would support daily attendance at training, education or work, due to their internet use at night. This practice has not been subject to review or scrutiny.

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This monitoring visit

A previous requirement regarding the home being in possession of relevant local authority documentation has been met.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 15/05/2019 Full Good 17/04/2018 Full Good 27/06/2017 Full Good 14/03/2017 Interim Sustained effectiveness Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC477939 3

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered person must take to meet the Care Standards Act 2000, the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the ‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’. The registered person must comply within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The care planning standard is that children—

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Requirement Due date

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

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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

manage and review the placement of each child in the home. (Regulation 14 (1)(2)(b)(ii))

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Requirement Due date

This particularly refers to reviewing young people’s internet use at night. 15 February 2021

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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: SC477939 4

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Meadows Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Egerton House, Wardle Road, Rochdale, Lancashire OL12 9EN

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Inspector

Pauline Yates, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC477939 5 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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