The Lawns

The Lawns accommodates 4 young people in one adapted building. The Lawns provides therapeutic residential care for female children and young people with self-injurious and risk-taking behaviours. The Lawns provides a residential alternative to hospital or secure settings. Throughout this report we have described people using the service as young people.

Young people were supported by sufficient numbers of suitable staff recruited using robust procedures. Young people's medicines were safely managed and the service was working to improve the monitoring of medicine storage temperatures.

We found the environment of the care home was clean, had been well maintained and was adapted for its purpose. We were assured the service was following safe infection prevention and control procedures to keep people safe.

Staff received support and training to develop knowledge and skills for their role.

There were arrangements in place for young people and their representatives to raise concerns about the service.

Within the structures and boundaries of therapeutic care, young people were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives. Staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.

Young people's individual needs and wishes were known to staff who had achieved positive relationships with them. Young people were positively involved in the planning and review of their care. Young people were supported in response to their wishes to maintain contact with their relatives.

Quality monitoring systems were in operation. The registered manager was visible and accessible to young people and staff.

Developments were planned to develop both the environment of the service and the level of clinical input to the therapeutic programme.

For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk