Children's Home run by The Rose Road Association in Southampton

Assurance inspection report for children's home: SC042446 1 SC042446

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Registered provider: The Rose Road Association

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home provides care for up to eight children between the ages of four and 18 years who have severe learning difficulties and may have additional physical disabilities, autism and/or complex health needs. The home is owned by a charitable organisation and primarily provides short overnight breaks. At the time of this inspection, 48 children were accessing the service.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in 2016 and is suitably qualified. The manager is also registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and manages care for adults with similar needs in a separate part of the building. Care staff work across both adult and children’s services.

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Inspection date: 20 August 2024

Enforcement action since last inspection: none

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Information about this inspection

At this inspection, the inspectors evaluated:

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Information about this inspection

 the care of children  the safety of children  the effectiveness of leaders and managers. Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children, using the social care common inspection framework. This assurance 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’. Assurance inspection report for children's home: SC042446 2

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Findings from the inspection

We did not identify any serious or widespread concerns in relation to the care or protection of children at this assurance inspection.

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Findings from the inspection

Children continue to receive a high quality of care from staff who prioritise the children’s safety and well-being.

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Findings from the inspection

A recent priority for managers has been to help the children and staff come to terms with the passing away of a child who attended for short breaks. Staff feel well supported by managers and colleagues. This has enabled them to continue to provide sensitive support to children.

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Findings from the inspection

Managers know the children well and ensure that staff understand and implement children’s care and support plans. A new electronic record-keeping system has been introduced. As a result, staff have easy access to children’s plans and are aware of any updates. Managers work closely with children’s parents and external professionals to ensure that there is a collaborative approach to care planning.

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Findings from the inspection

The systems for administering and recording medication promote safe practice. Managers investigate all medication errors. If shortfalls in practice are identified, learning is used effectively to reduce the risk of a similar incident happening again.

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Findings from the inspection

Staffing levels are high and are based on risk assessments of children’s individual needs. This ensures that there are sufficient staff on duty, both during the day and at night, to ensure that children’s safety and well-being are promoted.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff are familiar with each child’s methods of communication and enable children to make as many decisions as possible about the way they are looked after.

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Findings from the inspection

Managers and staff proactively advocate for children and challenge decisions made by other professionals when they believe that those decisions are not made with children’s best interests in mind.

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Findings from the inspection

One of the four requirements made at the last inspection has been met. The staff team’s understanding of their roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children has improved. The remaining three requirements made at the last full inspection have not been reviewed as part of this assurance inspection and are restated. Assurance inspection report for children's home: SC042446 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

18/06/2024 Full Good 27/06/2023 Full Good 25/10/2022 Full Good 24/11/2021 Full Good Assurance inspection report for children's home: SC042446 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, 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 within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

within 24 hours of the use of a measure of control, discipline or restraint in relation to a child in the home, a record is made which includes—

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details of the child’s behaviour leading to the use of the measure;

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the date, time and location of the use of the measure;

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a description of the measure and its duration;

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details of any methods used or steps taken to avoid the need to use the measure;

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the name of the person who used the measure (“the user”), and of any other person present when the measure was used;

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the effectiveness and any consequences of the use of the measure; and

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a description of any injury to the child or any other person, and any medical treatment administered, as a result of the measure;

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within 48 hours of the use of the measure, the registered person, or a person who is authorised by the registered person to do so (“the authorised person”)—

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has spoken to the user about the measure; and

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Requirement Due date

has signed the record to confirm it is accurate; and 19 September Assurance inspection report for children's home: SC042446 5 within 5 days of the use of the measure, the registered person or the authorised person adds to the record confirmation that they have spoken to the child about the measure. (Regulation 35 (3)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi)(vii)(viii)(b)(i)(ii)(c))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement was made at the last inspection and is restated.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must recruit staff using recruitment procedures that are designed to ensure children’s safety.

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employ an individual to work at the children’s home;

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if the individual satisfies the requirements in paragraph (3).

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full and satisfactory information is available in relation to the individual in respect of each of the matters in Schedule 2.(Regulation 32 (1) (2)(a) (3)(d))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement was made at the last inspection and is restated. 19 September

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Requirement Due date

For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b), an individual who works in the home in a care role has the appropriate qualification if, by the relevant date, the individual has attained—

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the Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (England) (“the Level 3 Diploma”); or

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a qualification which the registered person considers to be equivalent to the Level 3 Diploma.

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Requirement Due date

in the case of an individual who starts working in a care role in a home after 1st April 2014, the date which falls 2 years after the date on which the individual started working in a care role in a home. (Regulation 32 (4)(a)(b) (5)(a))

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Requirement Due date

This requirement was made at the last inspection and is restated. 19 September Assurance inspection report for children's home: SC042446 6

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: The Rose Road Association, 300 Aldermoor Road, Southampton, Hampshire SO16 5NA

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Inspectors

Emma Haskell, Social Care Regulatory Inspector Jill Sephton-Wright, Social Care Regulatory Inspector Assurance inspection report for children's home: SC042446 7 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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