Highland Council Adult Placement Continuing Care
Recorded Key Question grade range: 4–5 — Good View on Care Inspectorate
Key Question scores
Requirements & recommendations
1. To support positive outcomes for children and young people the service should ensure that there is sufficient focus given to the timely recruitment and assessment of care givers and that guidance regarding assessment timescales are adhered to. This is to ensure that practice is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards which state: "I experience high quality care and support based on relevant evidence, guidance and best practice." (HSCS 4.11).
2. For children, young people and their foster carers to be best supported, the service should ensure to undertake regular reviews with clear recommendations for foster carer registration. To do this the provider should, at a minimum, ensure: Undertake annual reviews of all caregiver families. Ensure that all applicants and caregivers attend panel’s and that this adheres to fostering regulation timescales. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standard which states "I experience high quality care and support based on relevant evidence, guidance and best practice." (HSCS 4.11).
3. The service should ensure that all young people over the age of 18 years are being cared for by caregivers who are assessed and approved to do so. To do this the provider must as a minimum:
Ensure that the processes regarding continuing care are clear and concise.
Assess and approve carers looking after this age group as adult placement carers. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'My future care and support needs are anticipated as part of my assessment' (HSCS 1:14) and ‘I experience high quality care and support based on relevant evidence, guidance and best practice.' (HSCS 4:1).
1. The service should ensure that panel members are provided with regular opportunities for support and that annual appraisals are undertaken. This is to ensure that practice is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards which state: ‘I have confidence in people because they are trained, competent and skilled, are able to reflect on their practice and follow their professional and organisational codes.’ (HSCS 3.14).