Children's home run by Pure Care Homes Ltd

Inspection report for children's home: 2612810 1 Registered provider: Pure Care Homes Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home provides care for up to three children with social and emotional difficulties. The home is managed and run by a private company.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager post has been vacant since October 2022. A new manager was appointed in October and has applied for registration.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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good

How well children and young people are helped and protected good

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good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers outstanding

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good

The children’s home provides effective services that meet the requirements for good.

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children's home: 2612810 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

09/03/2022 Full Good Inspection report for children's home: 2612810 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children make good progress and benefit from effective, high-quality support from staff. Staff provide children with highly individualised, well-planned care that meets their needs effectively. Staff work closely with the in-house team of therapists to ensure that children benefit from effective help and the best possible support.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The needs of children are carefully assessed by the manager before their arrival, with input from the in-house lead therapist. This ensures that children living at the home are matched carefully. One child said, ‘I want to stay in this care home. I’ve been here a year and a half. I enjoy the company of staff. I’m doing good.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children enjoy positive relationships with staff and staff promote harmonious relationships between the children. Staff spend good-quality time with the children and listen to their views and feelings. This helps children to feel wanted, supported, valued and listened to.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children attend education on a full-time basis and their educational attendance is excellent. Children are learning and their educational achievements and progress are promoted effectively. One member of staff said, ‘Team morale is high, and this helps with engaging the children and promoting positivity.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff encourage children to lead a healthy and active lifestyle. Staff work closely with health professionals to ensure that the health needs of children are consistently met. Children have access to doctors, dentists and opticians, and specialist services when they need them. For example, children have access to sexual health advice, dieticians and therapy.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support children to see their friends and families. Consequently, children have contact with the people who are most important to them. Children are encouraged to invite their friends to the home for tea.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children enjoy a diverse range of positive activities. They enjoy baking, painting, swimming, karaoke, trampolining, going to the cinema and having meals out and pamper nights. Several festive activities had been arranged for all children to enjoy at Christmas.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

The needs of children are varied and complex. Staff support children and work closely with the in-house therapists to develop bespoke plans to address their specific needs and vulnerabilities. Children become safer because of the actions staff take to support and protect them. A child said, ‘Staff are there for you if you need them’ Inspection report for children's home: 2612810 4 There have been no complaints or allegations since the last inspection. Staff are trained in child protection and take their safeguarding roles and responsibilities seriously. Robust risk management plans are used by staff to keep children safe from harm. A social worker said, ‘Staff manage the presenting risks realistically, which reduces risk long term and enables the stability of the placement. Staff genuinely care about the safety of children.’

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Staff apply consistent rules and boundaries to promote the safety of children. There have been no restraints involving any children who currently live at the home. When restraint has been used, it has been used safely, and as a last resort to protect children and others from harm. Staff manage the children’s behaviours effectively and safely.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Most children do not go missing from home. However, when children have gone missing, staff follow the home’s procedures to protect children and keep them safe from harm. Staff actively look for children when they are missing. They work effectively with the police to ensure that children are found quickly and return home safely. Staff work proactively with the police and other safeguarding agencies to promote the safety and well-being of children.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

There are effective arrangements for managing health and safety at the home. Children benefit from a physically safe, warm, comfortable and cosy living environment. The home is consistently maintained to a high standard. However, a steel handrail to the rear entrance of the home is currently damaged. A maintenance person attended to this during this inspection and a replacement handrail was ordered the following day.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

Since the last inspection, the previous registered manager left their position to manage a different home within the company. Before they left, they supported the deputy manager to move into the role of manager and apply for registration.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

Managers, leaders and therapists maintain a regular and visible presence in the home. Staff confirm that leaders and managers are always supportive and approachable. One staff member said, ‘Staff and management go above and beyond for the young people to ensure that their needs are met.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

The manager ensures that children’s needs are prioritised effectively. They lead staff by example, and promote a caring, supportive and nurturing environment for children. The manager has consistently high expectations of staff and staff have high aspirations for the children. Staff morale is high and there is a positive team spirit.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

Children benefit from skilled, well-qualified, trained and experienced staff. All but one member of staff is suitably qualified, and the unqualified staff member is enrolled to complete their qualification. Staff have sufficient skills, relevant Inspection report for children's home: 2612810 5 experience and access to regular high-quality training to meet the specific needs of children at the home. Some staff training is delivered by the home’s lead therapist.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

Staff, therapists, leaders and managers work collaboratively as a team to ensure that children’s needs are met comprehensively. Staff meet the aims and objectives set out in the home’s statement of purpose. They deliver a good-quality service for children that contributes to their improved outcomes and enhances their progress and experiences.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

Staff practice is extremely child-centred and therapeutically informed. Staff maintain highly effective partnerships with social workers, therapists, schools and other professionals to ensure that there is a well-coordinated approach that supports the progress, well-being and safety of children. A social worker said, ‘Staff have been successful in building trusting relationships and effecting significant change in all areas of [name of child]’s life.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

Staff benefit from regular practice-related supervision. They also have access to clinical supervision. This ensures that staff can reflect on their practice and receive support in meeting the needs of the children, and provides them with a clear sense of purpose and direction.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: outstanding

There are effective systems for monitoring and improving the quality of children’s care. The manager considers stakeholder feedback and makes effective use of the home’s external and internal monitoring activities to secure continuing improvement. Inspection report for children's home: 2612810 6

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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 protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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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

that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed, furnished and maintained so as to protect each child from avoidable hazards to the child’s health. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(d))

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to repairing or replacing the damaged stair handrail to the rear of the property. 9 January 2023

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people, using the social care common inspection framework. This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000 to assess the effectiveness of the service, how it meets the core functions of the service as set out in legislation, and to consider how well it complies with the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the ‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’. Inspection report for children's home: 2612810 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Pure Care Homes Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Pure Care Homes Ltd, Beehive Mill, Jersey Street, Manchester M4 6JG

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Inspector

Anthony Kyem, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: 2612810 8 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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