Foundations Wigan

Inspection report for residential family centre – monitoring visit: Foundations Wigan 1 Foundations Wigan

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this residential family centre

This residential family centre can assess up to six families at any one time.

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Information about this residential family centre

The centre provides residential assessments that assist local authorities and courts in making decisions which promote the welfare of children.

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Information about this residential family centre

There is currently no registered manager in post. The provider has recruited a manager who has applied to become registered with Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit took place to monitor compliance with three notices that were served following the centre’s full inspection on 13 October 2021.

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This monitoring visit

A compliance notice was served in relation to the registered person providing suitable admissions to the centre. To improve the quality of care, the provider has reviewed the initial pre-placement plans. It now fully considers whether the needs of families being placed in the residential family centre can be met by the skills and experience of the staff team. If additional training is required by staff, the provider identifies this and ensures that staff receive the appropriate training prior to admission. Staff spoken to were familiar with the pre-placement plans and said that it was useful to have clear expectations of the needs of the families prior to their admission to the centre.

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This monitoring visit

The service manager was able to show the inspector a detailed pre-placement plan which prepared the staff and family for a recent new placement, albeit in another centre operated by the company. This is due to the centre accepting no further admissions until it had the time to meet the three compliance notices. Inspection report for residential family centre – monitoring visit: Foundations Wigan 2 The second compliance notice related to staff’s knowledge and understanding of their learning needs. This was validated through team meetings and workshops. Through these meetings and workshops, the management team was able to consider the team’s roles and responsibilities in ensuring that the needs of the families were met. The staff had worked together to discuss areas of risk and strategies to ensure that pre-placement planning was robust and risk-assessed. As a result, the staff team has improved the quality of its admissions procedure.

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This monitoring visit

Further work has been completed on the method of identifying and assessing potential risks prior to accepting placements, and rationale has been provided as to why families will be able to live with each other safely.

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This monitoring visit

The third compliance notice related to the poor maintenance of the environment. The inspector toured the building to check that the showers, taps and radiators were fully functional and that they provided water and heat at an appropriate temperature. The centre was in a good state of repair. The leadership of the home has improved in relation to monitoring the quality of maintenance; it is more robust, with clear management oversight. Senior managers have systems in place which ensure that building tasks are completed and that prompt action is taken to remedy any issues identified.

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This monitoring visit

All compliance notices are deemed to have been met following this inspection. The requirements that were not subject to compliance and the recommendation made at the previous inspection were not considered during this monitoring visit. These will remain in place until the centre’s next full inspection. Inspection report for residential family centre – monitoring visit: Foundations Wigan 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, Residential Family Centres Regulations 2002 and the national minimum standards. The registered person(s) must comply within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person shall compile in relation to the residential family centre a written statement (in these Regulations referred to as “the statement of purpose”) which shall consist of a statement as to the matters listed in Schedule 1.

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Requirement Due date

Subject to paragraph (6) the registered person shall ensure that the residential family centre is at all times conducted in a manner which is consistent with its statement of purpose. (Regulation 4 (1) (5)) 28 November 2021

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Requirement Due date

The registered person shall ensure that the residential family centre is conducted so as to—

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Requirement Due date

promote and make proper provision for the health [(including physical, mental and emotional health)] and welfare of residents;

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Requirement Due date

make such provision for the care, treatment, education and supervision of residents as is appropriate to their age and needs. (Regulation 10 (1)(a)(b)) 28 November 2021

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Requirement Due date

The registered person shall make arrangements, by training persons working at the residential family centre or by other measures, to prevent residents being harmed or suffering abuse or being placed at risk of harm or abuse. (Regulation 11 (5)) 28 November 2021

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Requirement Due date

[Subject to paragraph (1A) the registered person] shall after consultation with the [fire and rescue authority]—

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Requirement Due date

(a) take adequate precautions against the risk of fire, including the provision of suitable fire equipment; 28 November 2021 Inspection report for residential family centre – monitoring visit: Foundations Wigan 4 ensure, by means of fire drills and practices at suitable intervals, that the persons working at the residential family centre and, so far as practicable, residents, are aware of the procedure to be followed in case of fire, including the procedure for saving life. (Regulation 22 (1)(a)(e))

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Requirement Due date

The registered provider shall supply a copy of the report required to be made under paragraph (4)(c) to—

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Requirement Due date

the registered manager. (Regulation 25 (5)(b))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the report should be provided to the manager in a timely manner so that action may be taken in relation to any recommendations made by the visitor. 28 November 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 residential family centre 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 residential family centre – monitoring visit: Foundations Wigan 5

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Residential family centre details

Registered provider: Progressive Care Limited (Formerly Pollcrest Limited)

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Residential family centre details

Registered provider address: 51 Attercliffe Common, Sheffield S9 2AE

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Inspector

Claire Deary, Regulatory Inspection Manager Inspection report for residential family centre – monitoring visit: Foundations Wigan 6 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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