The care home is continually monitored by Ofsted over safeguarding concerns
A child suffered a “possible fracture” to their finger at a care home that Ofsted continues to raise concerns about. Ofsted has carried out its latest monitoring visit at Clare Lodge care home in Lincoln Road, Glinton, on March 25.
The care home, which is overseen by Peterborough City Council, continues to be monitored by Ofsted as it was rated inadequate at its last visit in February. In its latest visit, inspectors recognised that the manager and leadership team had “implemented an action plan to address the concerns raised” at the previous election.
However, inspectors said that not all concerns had been addressed to “ensure children are fully safeguarded and supported”. In their report, inspectors said a child injured their finger at the care home and staff didn’t “seek timely medical attention” for the child.
The report added: “A first-aid trained staff member assessed the child and offered first aid. However, the child had a bruise and asked to go to hospital. When the child was seen by a nurse two days after the incident, they had swelling to their hand and an appointment was arranged at the hospital. The child had a possible fracture to their finger.
“There has been no reflection or learning taken from this incident by managers about whether earlier medical advice should have been sought.”
Inspectors also said there was an incident where police were called to the care home, and “some learning” had been identified. The incident is being investigated by managers.
Inspectors added: “A concern in relation to the management of this incident by two members of staff has been raised, however this has not yet been explored by managers. The two members of staff continue to work with the children and managers have not ensured that they understand their roles and responsibilities.”
Ofsted also said the care home’s record and reporting “required improvement”. Inspectors praised that new risk assessments developed by the managers were “more robust” and gave staff strategies to follow. However, staff had not yet seen the risk assessments.
While on their visit, inspectors said there was an “unpleasant odour” in some areas of the home, including the main corridor and where the children lived. The odour was noticed at the last inspection. Since the previous inspection, new systems had been introduced for monitoring and oversight. The manager now completes fortnightly audits to “increase their oversight”.
Inspectors said improvements to the systems were “at an early stage” and they required time to “become embedded”. Currently, the care home has a consultant acting as the manager as the previous manager had left.
A Peterborough City Council spokesperson said: “We acknowledge receipt of the report and are addressing the concerns raised and want to reassure that improvements are underway. We remain dedicated to providing high-quality care for the vulnerable girls at Clare Lodge, ensuring they are supported, protected, and given a voice.”
Clare Lodge cares for girls up to 16 girls between 10 and 17 years old. At the time of inspection, five children were living at the care home.
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