Children's Home run by Lioncare Ltd Operating as The Lioncare Group in Brighton and Hove

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC482548 1 SC482548

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Lioncare Limited Operating as The Lioncare Group

Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The children’s home is privately owned. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to five children with social, emotional and mental health difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager’s post is vacant since 16 June 2021

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This monitoring visit

This children's home was judged inadequate at the full inspection on 21 April 2021. This monitoring visit is to monitor the compliance notices issued in respect of regulation 12, The protection of children and regulation 13, Leadership and Management. The senior leadership team has worked together in a conscientious and pragmatic way to review and to address these.

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This monitoring visit

Risk assessments for each child are detailed and are clear. They are updated following any incident or concern and shared widely with the staff team. When incidents occur, staff talk with children to better understand what went wrong and to help children to learn from children’s mistakes.

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This monitoring visit

The acting manager completes a rota to ensure there is an appropriate mix of skill and experience on each shift. As a result, children are supervised appropriately. This has reduced incidents where children may be at risk when leaving the home without permission.

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Training has been completed by staff in relation to responding to children’s specific needs and behaviour. The reflection and learning from this training has been discussed in team meetings and individually in supervision sessions. As a result, staff Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC482548 2 are embedding this learning into daily practice and are more consistent in the care they provide for children.

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This monitoring visit

The senior leadership team completed a thorough and comprehensive report in response to the concerns identified at the last inspection. This has helped them to evaluate and to scrutinise the effectiveness of the management responses to safeguarding concerns. Managers have identified areas where improvement is required. Clear actions are being taken to address these, for example, in order to improve management oversight of care practice, there are improved quality assurance systems in place and senior managers now review the actions taken in response to all serious incidents.

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This monitoring visit

The skills and experience of staff have been reviewed by managers, and a specialist consultant has been appointed to assist with this. From this review, areas for improvement have been identified and action has been taken to ensure that staff, leaders and managers are assessing the vulnerabilities of individual children living in the home and have effective safety plans in place.

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This monitoring visit

Leaders have reviewed the statement of purpose, which now demonstrates the intended ethos of the home and explains how children will be cared for. Previous shortfalls relating to information about staff skills and experiences, safeguarding practice and how the home will be managed have been addressed and are included in the revised statement.

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Staff have been involved and have contributed to the comprehensive review of the service. Development plans have been agreed to address areas for improvement. For example, the induction of new staff has been revised, and staff are using supervision more effectively to address any issues or concerns. These improvements have contributed to a more open culture, and this has had a positive impact on the experiences of children, who have noticed that the home feels more friendly and relaxed.

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This monitoring visit

Allegations and concerns are dealt with thoroughly and quickly by the leadership team. Policy and procedures are followed and a transparent process results in staff receiving support and in children being cared for by staff who prioritise children’s needs.

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This monitoring visit

The leadership team has completed a thorough review of the effectiveness of internal and external monitoring systems. As a result, the review shows what needs to improve to ensure that children progress and develop in line with their individual care plans. The leadership team has implemented a programme for reviewing care plans internally. This ensures that children receive the support that they need to make progress and to learn. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC482548 3 The provider has identified a new manager for the home and has a clear induction plan in place to ensure that they are supported to implement the service improvement plan.

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This monitoring visit

Requirements made at the previous inspection that related to behaviour management, quality of the premises, staff training in physical intervention and the need for the provider to notify Ofsted of significant events were also reviewed as part of this inspection and have been met.

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This monitoring visit

The leaders and the managers have reviewed their approach to sharing information to ensure that they notify Ofsted promptly when significant incidents occur. They have also reviewed staff training to ensure that if physical intervention is used, this is only carried out by staff who are trained to do this safely.

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This monitoring visit

The management team has replaced some furniture and has encouraged the children to assist in choosing the new furniture suite for the lounge area. One child showed the inspector their newly decorated bedroom and said that they were pleased that staff had done this.

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This monitoring visit

The tenacious attitude of the leadership team and the reflective practice of staff have enabled a thorough review of the roles and responsibilities of all staff, the monitoring systems and the care practice. The senior leaders have been able to identify relevant areas for improvement and have credible and realistic plans in place to further strengthen the protection of children and to improve the leadership and management of the home. The compliance notices have been met.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 27/04/2021 Full Inadequate 22/01/2020 Interim Declined in effectiveness 04/06/2019 Full Good 12/12/2018 Interim Improved effectiveness Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC482548 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 inspection.

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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: Lioncare Limited Operating as The Lioncare Group

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 58a Livingstone Road, Hove, Sussex BN3 3WL

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Inspector

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