Gardenhouse
Recorded Key Question grade range: 4 — Good View on Care Inspectorate
Key Question scores
Requirements & recommendations
1. To support young people's inclusion within informed care planning, the provider should ensure that young people are aware of their rights as detailed in the Health and Social Care Standards; particularly with regard to their right to continuing care; and that staff advocate on behalf of young people so that all young people have a welfare assessment completed within the statutory timeframe. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards, which state: "My future care and support needs are anticipated as part of my assessment (H&SCS 1.14) and "I am supported to understand and uphold my rights" (HSCS 2.3)
2. The service provider should conduct a review of their plans to ensure that children and young people's personal plans comply with SMART principles and are informed by accurate up to date risk assessments. To do this, the provider should support the completion of care plans that include: a) clearly recorded specific actions to achieve positive outcomes for young people b) actions have clear measurements c) clearly identify what supports will be accessed to support this aim c) actions are of an achievable size and realistic for the young person d) an identified timeframe for completion of each action. f) are reviewed regularly following any significant event and no later than six months. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards, which state; "My personal plan (sometimes referred to as a care plan) is right for me because it sets out how my needs will be met, as