Children's home run by Invigor Adolescent Care Limited

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2680860 1 Registered provider: Invigor Adolescent Care Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is owned by a private company and provides care for up to three children who may have social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this visit, there were three children living in the home.

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Information about this children’s home

There is a manager in post, who has submitted their application to register with Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

This home was judged to have serious and widespread concerns at an assurance inspection on 9 August 2023. Following that inspection, Ofsted issued two compliance notices under section 22A of the Care Standards Act 2000. These related to regulation 12, the protection of children standard, and regulation 13, the leadership and management standard.

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This monitoring visit

This visit was carried out to monitor the action taken by the provider to meet the compliance notices.

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This monitoring visit

Children’s plans and risk assessments are detailed and comprehensive. They now contain clear strategies to reduce risks to children. They are specific for each child. Staff review and update strategies to reflect current risks or reduction in risks.

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This monitoring visit

Children have individualised missing-from-home protocols. These provide clear strategies for staff to follow if children go missing. These include actions staff should take to search for the children and support them to return home. Not all staff are following these protocols. The manager has plans in place to identify these shortfalls. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2680860 2 Records of significant events have improved. These now contain accurate details about the incident and how staff have safeguarded the child. The manager reviews incidents and adds their comments to each report. However, the manager’s comments do not always make clear whether staff actions were effective. In addition, the records do not identify lessons learned. The manager has put in place a debrief following each incident. This supports staff reflection. This system is not fully embedded.

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This monitoring visit

Supervision processes have improved. Staff are now receiving practice-based supervision. Supervisions enable staff to reflect on the quality of care they provide to children. This supports the development of good practice.

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This monitoring visit

Since the last inspection, staff have completed mandatory training. They have also completed child-specific training, including training around child sexual exploitation and children going missing from home.

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This monitoring visit

The manager has a system in place to ensure that she has daily oversight of the home. There is also an audit system in place to be completed by the senior staff in the home. This means that the manager can identify any strengths and areas for improvement.

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This monitoring visit

A case review was held following this visit. It was the decision of the case review that the compliance notices had been met. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2680860 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

14/06/2023 Full Good 07/02/2023 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2680860 4

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Statutory requirement

This section sets out the actions that the registered person(s) must take to meet the Care Standards Act 2000, The 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 with 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

assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child’s relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child;

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Requirement Due date

understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person;

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Requirement Due date

take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare; and

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Requirement Due date

are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(v)(vi)(vii))

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that staff take appropriate steps to locate and return children to the home when they go missing. 1 October 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: 2680860 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Invigor Adolescent Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Warren Bruce Court, Warren Bruce Road, Trafford Park, Manchester M17 1LB

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Inspectors

Katie Tomlinson, social care inspector Nicola Forrester, social care inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2680860 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Inspectors

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Inspectors

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Inspectors

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