Children's Home run by Lindum Care Ltd in Bury

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2850786 1 Registered provider: Lindum Care 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 operated by a private provider. It provides care for up to 2 children who may experience social and emotional difficulties or have learning disabilities.

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Information about this children’s home

The home and manager registered with Ofsted in December 2025. At the time of the monitoring visit, the registered manager was away from the home.

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Information about this children’s home

There were no children living at the home.

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This monitoring visit

At the full inspection on 12 May 2026, the inspector found the home to be inadequate. Failures in safeguarding, leadership and the management of the home affected the safety and wellbeing of children. In response, Ofsted issued compliance notices under Regulation 13, the leadership and management standard and Regulation 14, the care planning standard. A restriction of accommodation was also issued, preventing the provider from admitting any new children to the home.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit was carried out to review the actions taken by the provider to meet the steps in the compliance notices and review whether they had adhered to the restriction of accommodation. The inspector found that the steps in the compliance notices have been met. The restriction of accommodation has been lifted. Actions have been taken to improve arrangements for safeguarding children and the safer recruitment of staff. As a result, requirements raised at the last inspection in relation to Regulation 12, the protection of children standard and regulation 32, Fitness of workers have also been met. The remaining requirements made at the last inspection were not reviewed and have been restated.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has adhered to the restriction, and no children have been admitted to the home. There is a new acting manager and deputy manager in post who have improved systems in the home to ensure that there are appropriate levels of management oversight and support for the staff and their practice. A monthly Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2850786 2 auditing tool has been devised alongside more thorough management oversight of children’s records.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has recruited a new independent person to complete external monitoring of care and safeguarding practice and the leadership and management of the home. Additionally, an external quality-assurance consultant has been brought in to provide an additional layer of scrutiny, alongside offering guidance and support to managers.

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This monitoring visit

Managers and staff have participated in detailed reflective and lessons-learned sessions. Open discussions have taken place whereby staff have shared their views about the previously agreed childcare practices. Staff have also reflected about the support they received. Clear actions and recommendations have been made to improve practice and the quality of care for children. Staff have embraced being part of positive changes made by leaders and managers, and there is a mutual acceptance that practice and outcomes for children needed to improve.

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This monitoring visit

The admissions process has been reviewed and improved. The process considers all relevant information needed more broadly before managers decide about staff’s ability to meet a child’s needs and agree to admit a child to the home. The assessment process to assess a child’s suitability is more thorough and has been updated to include an evaluation of staff’s skills and ability to meet a child’s needs. Staff will also contribute their views to the assessment.

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This monitoring visit

Staff have benefited from additional training and support to develop their confidence and skills ahead of children moving into the home. All staff have now completed an induction and are subject to reviewable personal development plans. Additionally, staff have participated in creative case-scenario exercises to share knowledge and practice and have had increased training on how to escalate safeguarding concerns and challenge professional practice. Staff said that they feel more confident in their roles.

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This monitoring visit

Safer recruitment processes have been improved to ensure that all staff have the appropriate checks and verifications in place before working with children. Where gaps were identified, these have been rectified, and plans have been put in place to ensure that this process is more robust going forward. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2850786 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

12/05/2026 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2850786 4

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered person 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 must comply with the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must maintain records ("case records") for each child which—

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Requirement Due date

include the information and documents listed in Schedule 3 in relation to each child; and

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Requirement Due date

securely in the children’s home during the period when the child to whom the case records relate is accommodated there; and

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in a secure place after the child has ceased to be accommodated in the home. (Regulation 36 (1)(a)(b) (2)(c)(d)) 12 July 2026

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Requirement Due date

ensure that each employee completes an appropriate induction.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that all employees—

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undertake appropriate continuing professional development; and

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receive practice-related supervision by a person with appropriate experience. (Regulation 33 (1)(a) (4)(a)(b)) 12 July 2026

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Requirement Due date

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; 12 July 2026 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2850786 5 use this understanding to deliver care that meets children’s needs and supports them to fulfil their potential.

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Requirement Due date

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

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Requirement Due date

protect and promote each child’s welfare;

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Requirement Due date

provide personalised care that meets each child’s needs, as recorded in the child’s relevant plans, taking account of the child’s background;

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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;

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ensure that any care that is arranged or provided for a child that—

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satisfies the conditions in paragraph (3).

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that the care is delivered by a person who—

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has the experience, knowledge and skills to deliver that care; and

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is under the supervision of a person who is appropriately skilled and qualified to supervise that care. (Regulation 6 (1)(a)(b) (2)(b)(ii)(iv)(vi)(ix)(d) (3)(c)(i)(ii))

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Requirement Due date

Restraint in relation to a child is only permitted for the purpose of preventing—

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Requirement Due date

injury to any person (including the child); and

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Requirement Due date

serious damage to the property of any person (including the child). 12 July 2026 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2850786 6

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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. Restraint in relation to a child must be necessary and proportionate. (Regulation 20 (1)(a)(b) (2))

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Information about this inspection

The registered person may only use devices for the monitoring or surveillance of children if—

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Information about this inspection

the monitoring or surveillance is for the purpose of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the child concerned, or other children;

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Information about this inspection

the child’s placing authority consents in writing to the monitoring or surveillance;

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Information about this inspection

so far as reasonably practicable in the light of the child’s age and understanding, the child is informed in advance of the intention to do the monitoring or surveillance; and

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Information about this inspection

the monitoring or surveillance is no more intrusive than necessary, having regard to the child’s need for privacy. (Regulation 24 (1)(a)(b)(c)(d)) 12 July 2026 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2850786 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 19 Park Road, Lytham St Annes FY8 1PW

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Inspector

Mel Turner, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: 2850786 8 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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