Children's Home run by Pathway Care Solutions Ltd in Cornwall

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1277045 1 Registered provider: Pathway Care Solutions Ltd

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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 part of a large national organisation. It provides care for up to four children who may have learning difficulties and experience social or emotional difficulties. At the time of this visit, two children were living at the home.

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Information about this children’s home

A manager who is also registered to manager another home in the local area has applied to register as the manager for this home.

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This monitoring visit

On 10 July 2024, Ofsted inspected the home and identified serious and widespread concerns in relation to the care and protection of the children. As a result, a compliance notice was issued under regulation 13 and a decision was made to restrict admissions to the home.

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This monitoring visit

At a monitoring visit on 8 August 2024, the restriction on admissions was extended. A further monitoring visit was carried out on 1 October 2024 and the restriction was kept in place. This latest monitoring visit was undertaken to review the restriction.

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This monitoring visit

Senior leaders and managers have a good understanding of the shortfalls in practice. Effective action has been taken to raise the standard of care provided to children. There is a clear focus on ensuring safeguarding practice is robust. The culture of poor practice in the home has changed. Learning is taken at every opportunity and is routinely shared with the staff team.

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This monitoring visit

The number of incidents involving children has reduced, which reflects the improved standard of care they are receiving. Further areas for improvement required include ensuring children’s health needs are met, specifically, specialist assessment to inform care planning for one child. There have been no incidents of restraint, therefore practice in this area was not reviewed. The restriction on admissions is no longer Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1277045 2 required. The requirements raised at the previous inspections were not reviewed in full at this visit and are therefore restated.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

01/05/2024 Full Requires improvement to be good 21/08/2023 Full Good 21/09/2022 Full Good 12/10/2021 Full Good Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1277045 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, 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

The health and well-being standard is that—

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Requirement Due date

the health and well-being needs of children are met;

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Requirement Due date

children receive advice, services and support in relation to their health and well-being; and

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children are helped to lead healthy lifestyles.

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure—

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Requirement Due date

achieve the health and well-being outcomes that are recorded in the child’s relevant plans. (Regulation 10 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(a)(i))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, specialist assessment and support should be imbedded in care planning to help a child make progress with toileting. 1 November 2024

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The positive relationships standard is that children are helped to develop, and to benefit from, relationships based on—

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an understanding about acceptable behaviour; and

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Requirement Due date

positive responses to other children and adults.

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure—

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help each child to develop socially aware behaviour; 29 September Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1277045 4 encourage each child to take responsibility for the child’s behaviour, in accordance with the child’s age and understanding;

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Requirement Due date

help each child to develop and practise skills to resolve conflicts positively and without harm to anyone;

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Requirement Due date

communicate to each child expectations about the child’s behaviour and ensure that the child understands those expectations in accordance with the child’s age and understanding;

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Requirement Due date

de-escalate confrontations with or between children, or potentially violent behaviour by children. (Regulation 11 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(a)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(xi))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, ensure that staff have the skills and support to help children manage their relationships with each other positively and that, where necessary, they can intervene to stop others being harmed.

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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: 1277045 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Pathway Care Solutions Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Maybrook House, Third Floor, Queensway, Halesowen B63 4AH

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Children’s home details

Registered manager: Post vacant (David Rowe proposed)

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Inspector

Polly Soper, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 1277045 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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Inspector

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