Children's home run by Casaegis Ltd

Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2595123 1

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Casaegis Ltd

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home provides care for up to two children with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. The home and manager registered with Ofsted on 5 August 2020. There were two children living at the home at the time of the visit.

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This monitoring visit

Ofsted is aware of the challenges that COVID-19 (coronavirus) is currently posing to those we regulate. During this monitoring visit, the inspector took into consideration the impact of any measures being taken to slow the spread of COVID-19 by the home. Monitoring of this home was carried out remotely.

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This monitoring visit

The monitoring visit was carried out following concerns identified in the independent visitor’s monthly reports. In addition, the home was registered in August 2020 and has not yet had a full inspection. The concerns arising from the independent visitor’s reports related to lack of risk assessments for children, the health needs of children not being fully known, and staff being unable to access important records on the electronic care recording system.

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This monitoring visit

Children are kept safe as staff have a clear and detailed knowledge and understanding of their needs. The manager works closely with professionals to identify risks for children and the appropriate strategies to help them. This means that children no longer leave the home and go missing. There are appropriate risk assessments in place. Children have developed open and trusting relationships with staff. This management of risk, combined with positive relationships, helps children to keep themselves safe.

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This monitoring visit

Children’s health needs are known and documented. Where information is missing, the manager takes appropriate action to address this. Children are supported by staff to manage their own health needs. One professional said that staff had ‘done everything possible’ to help a child get appropriate health advice. Children are Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2595123 2 encouraged to take responsibility for their own medication; however, the risk this may pose to other children has not been considered. The procedure by which pain relief medication is administered to children means that there may be a delay before it is given.

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This monitoring visit

The visit confirmed that staff do know how to access the electronic care record system and can find important documentation. The manager and staff have become more knowledgeable and confident in using the system since the last visit by Ofsted in November 2020.

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This monitoring visit

The requirement made at the last monitoring visit in relation to case records was not considered during this visit and has been carried forward. Two recommendations have been made following this visit.

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Recent inspection history

Not previously inspected. Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2595123 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 registered person must maintain records (“case records”) for each child which—

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Requirement Due date

include the information and documents listed in Schedule 3 in relation to each child;

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are signed and dated by the author of each entry.

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Requirement Due date

if the child dies before attaining the age of 18, for 15 years from the date of the child’s death;

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Requirement Due date

in cases not falling within sub-paragraph (a), for 75 years from the child’s date of birth;

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Requirement Due date

securely in the children’s home during the period when the child to whom the case records relate is accommodated there; and

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Requirement Due date

in a secure place after the child has ceased to be accommodated in the home.

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Requirement Due date

(Regulation 36 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(a)(b)(c)(d)) 1 April 2021

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that arrangements, as a ‘good parent’ would make, are in place for children to be given pain relief. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 35, paragraph 7.15)  The registered person should ensure that children who wish to keep and take their own medication are supported to do so safely. This process should also consider the risks to other children in the home. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 35, paragraph 7.16) Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2595123 4

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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 visit.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000.

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 84 Wigston Road, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire LE2 5QD

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Inspector

Alison Marshall, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: 2595123 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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