Children's home run by Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council in Wigan

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC040982 1 SC040982

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Wigan Council

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This is a local authority short-break service for children with disabilities and complex needs.

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Information about this children’s home

There is a registered manager in post. She registered with Ofsted in March 2021.

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This monitoring visit

This children’s home was judged inadequate at the full inspection on 20 July 2021. Further to this inspection, two compliance notices were issued under regulation 13 (the leadership and management standard) and regulation 14 (the care planning standard).

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This monitoring visit

During this visit, inspectors considered the action taken by the registered manager to meet the steps in the compliance notices. The inspectors found that the registered manager had taken action to address the shortfalls identified in the compliance notices.

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This monitoring visit

Since the inspection the registered manager has implemented positive changes. She has worked hard with the staff team to improve staff morale and improve documentation in the home.

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This monitoring visit

The registered manager is now leading the home in line with the statement of purpose. The registered manager arranged a training day for the team to reflect on the outcome of the inspection. Time was also taken to review the statement of purpose, roles and responsibilities in safeguarding and to consider how the staff and manager could work successfully together. At this meeting, the registered manager also shared relevant information with the staff team about the new referral assessments and the decision-making process. Staff welcomed the learning and provided positive feedback about improvements in staff morale. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC040982 2 Records confirm that all staff have received reflective supervision and been provided with training relevant to children’s needs. Training subjects included self-injurious behaviour, ligature removal, communicating with children, nasogastric feeding and

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This monitoring visit

medication. Staff spoken to said that this training was beneficial and will help them in their roles.

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This monitoring visit

Since the inspection no new children have accessed a short-break overnight stay. However, the registered manager has implemented a robust process for children coming to stay at the home in an emergency. This includes a thorough assessment of the child’s needs, risks, compatibility with other children and the staff’s skills and abilities to meet the children’s individual and collective needs.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has taken sufficient steps to meet the compliance notices under regulations 13 and 14. The requirements will be considered at the next full inspection.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 20/07/2021 Full Inadequate 16/10/2019 Full Good 07/12/2018 Full Outstanding 12/09/2017 Full Outstanding Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC040982 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

Schedule 4 sets out the information that the registered person must keep in relation to a children’s home.

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Requirement Due date

maintain in the home the records in Schedule 4. (Regulation 37 (1) (2)(a))

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Requirement Due date

The registered manager needs to ensure that she records her actual hours worked on the staff rosters. 15 October 2021

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must make arrangements for the handling, recording, safekeeping, safe administration and disposal of medicines received into the children’s home.

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Requirement Due date

In particular the registered person must ensure that—

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Requirement Due date

medicine which is prescribed for a child is administered as prescribed to the child for whom it is prescribed and to no other child. (Regulation 23 (1) (2)(b))

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Requirement Due date

Staff need to ensure that children take medication in line with their plans. If this doesn’t happen, then staff need to ensure that they seek medical support without any delay. 15 October 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: SC040982 4

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, Town Hall, Library Street, Wigan WN1 1YN

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Shirley Parkinson

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Inspectors

Catherine Fargin, Social Care Inspector Michelle Edge, Regulatory Inspection Manager. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC040982 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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Inspectors

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