Cambridge Care Company

Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Cambridge Care Company 1 Cambridge Care Company

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Registered provider: Cambridge Care Company Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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provider

Cambridge Care Company registered with Ofsted on 12 December 2023 to provide ring-fenced, non-ring-fenced and single occupancy accommodation. The same person is the registered service manager and the nominated individual.

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provider

At the time of registration, the provider had seven properties offering supported accommodation for up to 30 children. At the time of this visit, the provider had 19 properties, offering supported accommodation for up to 80 children.

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provider

This monitoring visit was announced approximately one hour in advance. The inspector visited the head office and spoke to the nominated individual/registered manager.

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This monitoring visit

The visit was undertaken to monitor the registered person’s progress with meeting the steps identified in the compliance notice, which was issued after the previous monitoring visit on 18 September 2024.

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This monitoring visit

The monitoring visit focused on the effectiveness of leaders and managers in the organisation and how leaders and managers ensure safe recruitment of staff.

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This monitoring visit

Improvements have been made in how the registered manager oversees significant incidents involving the children. When incidents occur, the manager oversees the actions taken by the staff and makes recommendations to improve the staff’s practice. Children and staff are spoken to following incidents so they can talk about what has happened, and they are offered additional support if needed. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Cambridge Care Company 2 The registered person now has a system in place to ensure that safe recruitment practice is followed. Two members of staff have been appointed to review the recruitment checks for staff. There is also a system in place that records when these checks have been completed. These processes ensure that there is suitable oversight of staff recruitment, ensuring that individuals employed by the organisation are suitable to work with children.

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This monitoring visit

Children are being given the opportunity to speak to staff more frequently. These discussions focus on important issues for the children. Where there are risks identified for the children, the staff follow the plans in place to support children to become safer.

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This monitoring visit

Overall, the registered provider has taken sufficient action to address the steps identified in the compliance notice. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Cambridge Care Company 3

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to follow up information received by Ofsted and/or to ensure that the supported accommodation provider was complying with regulation.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Cambridge Care Company 4

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered provider: Cambridge Care Company Limited

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered provider address: Pheasant House, Mill Road, Great Barton, Bury St. Edmund IP31 2QQ

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered service manager: Penny Stapleton

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Inspector

Leah Stannard, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Cambridge Care Company 5 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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