Children's Home run by Invigor Adolescent Care Limited in Manchester

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2605180 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

The home is owned by a private company and provides care for up to 3 children. The provider states in its statement of purpose that care is provided for children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the visit, the home had a restriction of accommodation notice restricting the accommodation to one child. There is one child living in the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The post of registered manager is vacant.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered provider has recently appointed a new responsible individual, and we are currently checking this person has the relevant capacity, experience and skills to carry out the role.

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This monitoring visit

This home was judged inadequate at the full inspection on 6 and 7 May 2026. Inspectors identified serious concerns with the safeguarding practices in the home and ineffective leadership and management. Following that inspection, a restriction of accommodation notice was issued.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit was carried out on 30 June 2026. Inspectors found that since the last full inspection, a new manager has been appointed. She has been working in the home for the last three weeks and has submitted her application to be registered.

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This monitoring visit

The new manager has made some progress; however, it is too early to see the impact of these changes on the setting. There is not a full staff team in place, although recruitment is ongoing. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2605180 2 There is one child living in the home. They have recently sat their exams and are awaiting the results. Since the new manager came into post, there have been no incidents of the child going missing from home and no safeguarding incidents or concerns.

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This monitoring visit

The new manager has begun supervising staff, and there is evidence that she has addressed practice issues. She has reiterated all the organisation’s policies and procedures, including safeguarding.

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This monitoring visit

Team meetings are now regular, and there is improved managerial oversight of staff training. All staff have completed the company’s mandatory training, including safeguarding.

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This monitoring visit

Attention is required to the home, as it appears tired and in need of redecoration. This includes the child’s bedroom.

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This monitoring visit

Following a case review held on 7 July 2026, a decision was made not to lift the restriction of accommodation notice due to instability in the leadership and management arrangements. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2605180 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

06/05/2026 Full Inadequate 12/11/2025 Full Requires improvement to be good 23/07/2025 Full Inadequate 18/12/2024 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2605180 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 with the given timescales.

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The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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

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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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have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm;

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

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

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are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies;

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that the home’s day-to-day care is arranged and delivered so as to keep each child safe and to protect each child effectively from harm. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(iii)(v)(vi)(vii)(b))

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In particular, the registered person must ensure that when children make allegations about staff, these are investigated and recorded thoroughly in accordance with the home’s own safeguarding policy.

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This requirement was made at the last inspection and is restated. 31 July 2026 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2605180 5 The leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the children’s home that—

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helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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

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lead and manage the home in a way that is consistent with the approach and ethos, and delivers the outcomes, set out in the home’s statement of purpose;

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ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child;

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understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home;

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use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(c)(f)(h))

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Specifically, the registered person must ensure that all staff complete refresher training within timescales and remain up to date with all relevant training.

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Specifically, the registered person must ensure that they use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided to children.

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This requirement was made at the last inspection and is restated. 31 July 2026

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The care planning standard is that children—

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receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home; and

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have a positive experience of arriving at or moving on from the home. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b)) 31 July 2026 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2605180 6 In particular, the registered person must ensure that children experience a well-planned and supported move out of this home.

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

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In meeting the quality standards, the registered person must, and must ensure that staff—

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seek to involve each child’s placing authority effectively in the child’s care, in accordance with the child’s relevant plans;

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if the registered person considers, or staff consider, a placing authority’s or a relevant person’s performance or response to be inadequate in relation to their role, challenge the placing authority or the relevant person to seek to ensure that each child’s needs are met in accordance with the child’s relevant plans. (Regulation 5 (a)(c))

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This requirement was made at the last inspection and is restated. 31 July 2026

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The quality and purpose of care standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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understand the children’s home’s overall aims and the outcomes it seeks to achieve for children;

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use this understanding to deliver care that meets children’s needs and supports them to fulfil their potential.

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

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understand and apply the home’s statement of purpose;

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understand and apply the home’s statement of purpose;

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protect and promote each child’s welfare;

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provide personalised care that meets each child’s needs, as recorded in the child’s relevant plans, taking account of the child’s background; 31 July 2026 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2605180 7 help each child to develop resilience and skills that prepare the child to return home, to live in a new placement or to live independently as an adult;

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make decisions about the day-to-day arrangements for each child, in accordance with the child’s relevant plans, which give the child an appropriate degree of freedom and choice. (Regulation 6 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(b)(i)(ii)(iv)(vi)(ix))

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In particular, the registered person must ensure that the child experiences a good daily routine.

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Additionally, the registered person must make sure that staff use a consistent, well-defined approach to rewards and consequences.

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

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Recommendation

 The registered person should maintain good employment practice. They must ensure that recruitment of staff safeguards children and minimises potential risks to them. The registered person should make sure that when concerns arise in pre-employment checks, a thorough risk assessment is completed to demonstrate how these risks will be managed if employment is being offered. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 61, paragraph 13.1)

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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: 2605180 8

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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: 2 Warren Bruce Road, Trafford Park, Manchester M17 1LB

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Inspectors

Judith Birchall, Social Care Inspector Beth Bird, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2605180 9 and inspects 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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