Children's Home run by Theracare Homes Limited in Lancashire

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2673338 1 Registered provider: Theracare Homes 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 provider. It offers care for up to 2 children who may experience social and/or emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this visit, no children were living at the home.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in April 2024.

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This monitoring visit

Ofsted imposed a condition on this home on 16 June 2026 under section 13 of the Care Standards Act 2000. The condition states that no children may move into or out of the home unless they were living there at the time the condition was imposed. The provider has complied with this condition.

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This monitoring visit

Since the full inspection, there have been further changes to the management and staff team. The manager has resigned, and both children have moved out of the home. The manager’s post is vacant, and the responsible individual is not currently working within the organisation. There are insufficient staff due to necessary changes affecting team members who had previously been recruited.

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This monitoring visit

Since the condition was imposed, the director has made it clear that there is no intention to admit children to the home. The home has insufficient staff and will not operate until a management team is in place.

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This monitoring visit

In the absence of a registered manager, responsible individual and staff team, Ofsted has imposed a further condition. This condition will be kept under review.

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This monitoring visit

The requirements previously set will be considered at the next full inspection. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2673338 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

26/05/2026 Full Inadequate 27/08/2025 Full Good 23/04/2024 Full Requires improvement to be good 02/11/2022 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2673338 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 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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manage relationships between children to prevent them from harming each other;

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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; and

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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)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)(b)(c)(d)(e)) 22 November 2026

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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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promotes their welfare. 22 November 2026 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2673338 4 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 work as a team where appropriate;

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

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ensure that the home’s workforce provides continuity of care to 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; and

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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)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(h))

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In particular, the registered person must ensure that records accurately reflect children’s experiences. Staff must receive training on whistleblowing procedures and fully implement those procedures in practice.

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The registered person must keep the behaviour management policy under review and, where appropriate, revise it.

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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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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; 22 November 2026 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2673338 5 the effectiveness and any consequences of the use of the measure; and

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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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has signed the record to confirm it is accurate; and

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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 (2) (3)(a)(iii)(iv)(v)(vii)(b)(i)(ii)(c))

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Requirement Due date

Specifically, the registered person must ensure that consequences are clearly recorded. In addition, staff must take appropriate action when there are safeguarding concerns relating to children or concerns about staff practice.

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The registered person must ensure that all employees—

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have their performance and fitness to perform their roles appraised at least once every year. (Regulation 33 (4)(b))

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Specifically, the registered person must ensure that all staff members receive an appraisal each year.

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This requirement has been restated from the last inspection. 22 November 2026

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children can access all appropriate areas of the children’s home’s premises. (Regulation 21 (b))

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Specifically, the registered manager must ensure that children have free access to the utility room so that they can carry out independent living tasks, such as doing their laundry. 22 November 2026

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The registered person must complete a review of the quality of care provided for children (“a quality of care review”) at least once every 6 months. 22 November 2026 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2673338 6 In order to complete a quality of care review the registered person must establish and maintain a system for monitoring, reviewing and evaluating—

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the quality of care provided for children;

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the feedback and opinions of children about the children’s home, its facilities and the quality of care they receive in it; and

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any actions that the registered person considers necessary in order to improve or maintain the quality of care provided for children.

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After completing a quality of care review, the registered person must produce a written report about the quality of care review and the actions which the registered person intends to take as a result of the quality of care review (“the quality of care review report”).

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supply to HMCI a copy of the quality of care review report within 28 days of the date on which the quality of care review is completed; and

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make a copy of the quality of care review report available on request to a placing authority, if the placing authority is not the parent of a child accommodated in the home.

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The system referred to in paragraph (2) must provide for ascertaining and considering the opinions of children, their parents, placing authorities and staff. (Regulation 45 (1) (2)(a)(b)(c) (3) (4)(a)(b) (5))

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that the home environment meets children’s basic day-to-day needs and physical necessities. This includes ensuring that children are helped to keep their bedrooms clean and tidy. Staff should seek to meet children’s needs in the way that a good parent would, recognising that many children in residential care have experienced environments where these needs have not been consistently met; doing so is an important aspect of demonstrating that the staff care for children and value them as individuals. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.7) Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2673338 7

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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: 2673338 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Theracare Homes Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Unit F1-F3 Blenheim Court, Carrs Road, Stockport, Cheshire SK8 2JY

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Inspector

Nicola Forrester, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 2673338 9 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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