Children's Home run by N H Care Limited in Birmingham

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC432966 1 SC432966 Registered provider: N H Care Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is registered to provide care for four children with physical disabilities and/or learning disabilities. It is privately owned.

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Information about this children’s home

The home has not had a registered manager since March 2022.

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This monitoring visit

This children’s home was judged inadequate at the full inspection on 18 and 19 October 2022. A compliance notice under regulation 23 (medicines) and six requirements were raised. This monitoring visit took place to review the registered provider’s progress since the full inspection.

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This monitoring visit

Managers have taken steps to address the compliance notice and five requirements raised at the last inspection. These have now been met. The one requirement not met will be reviewed again at the full inspection.

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This monitoring visit

Managers have introduced more robust systems for the handling, recording, safekeeping, safe administration and disposal of medicines received into the children’s home. A new medication protocol has been introduced which provides staff with step-by-step guidance on actions to take when administering medication. This protocol includes contact details for professionals and managers who staff can seek advice from when any inconsistencies are identified in the children’s medication.

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This monitoring visit

All staff have completed medication administration training and have been competency trained. Managers and staff have reflected on past medication errors and have taken learning from this. There have not been any new medication errors since the last inspection. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC432966 2 All staff have now completed self-harm and epilepsy training, and so are equipped with the appropriate knowledge and skills to better support the children.

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This monitoring visit

Managers have reviewed all staff’s safer recruitment files and they are now compliant with regulation. This helps to ensure that only safe adults care for the children at the home.

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This monitoring visit

Managers are in the process of ensuring that all staff receive practice-related supervision and an annual appraisal, in line with the home’s supervision policy. Work on this is ongoing.

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This monitoring visit

A new manager has been appointed to oversee the home and senior managers will be supporting him to register with Ofsted. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC432966 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

18/10/2022 Full Inadequate 13/10/2021 Full Good 18/02/2020 Full Good 11/12/2018 Full Good Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC432966 4

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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 ensure that all employees—

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Requirement Due date

receive practice-related supervision by a person with appropriate experience; and

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Requirement Due date

have their performance and fitness to perform their roles appraised at least once every year. (Regulation 33 (4)(a)(b))

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to managers ensuring that all staff receive practice-related supervision and an annual appraisal, in line with the home’s supervision policy. This requirement was made at the last inspection and is restated. 31 January 2023

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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: SC432966 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 69 Steward Street Business Lofts, Steward Street, Birmingham B18 7AF

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Inspector

Rumbi Mangoma, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC432966 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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Inspector

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