Avoch care home gets glowing report
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A BLACK Isle care home for young people has been given rave reviews by inspectors.
The management, quality of care and support at the Old School House at Killen, Avoch, were graded "very good," by the Care Inspectorate.
It is currently home to two youngsters after being refurbished to their specific needs.
"There are very few areas for improvement. Those that do exist will have minimal, adverse impact on people’s experiences and outcomes," said the report.
All the people the inspectors met during their visit on July 20 were glowing in their praise.
Comments included: "This is one of the most homely residential units I have visited. A lot of thought was given to how to make the Old School the type of home the children would thrive in, considering their prior environment and ensuring that important elements were included."
Another person said: "After working closely with the staff team it is obvious the level of care for the young people is excellent."
Another comment was: "There has been a dramatic improvement in the young people’s ability, which shows they are in a caring and nurturing environment."
The report added: "The careful selection of the staff team ensured that the young people received care and support from qualified and experienced staff.
"Risk assessments were reviewed and changed when the risk escalated or reduced.
"We found many examples of where risk had been reduced and this is a credit to the staff, primary school staff, outdoor education staff and health care professionals.
"The way in which many agencies worked together was testimony to the progress that had been made.
"Close working links with many agencies and very good communication resulted in very good outcomes for the young people.
"Overall, we found at this first inspection of the Old School House that, after the initial period of settling in both young people were settled, comfortable and doing exceptionally well.
"The outcomes for the young people were very positive and this was down to the work by social work, staff and management, head teachers, outdoor education staff and health care professionals."
