The report One-Person Children's Homes: A positive choice or lastresort?, published yesterday (27 March), also found that children withcomplex needs are being placed in the homes despite there being no clearindication of their effectiveness.
The first major study of one-person children's homes compared standardsin one-bed homes to those for two and three children as well as largerhomes. While single occupancy homes had higher standards in areas likegood health and wellbeing, behaviour management and accommodation, theyunderperformed in some key areas.
The report said: "They do less well in terms of staffing (adequacy,training and competence), monitoring what goes on, preparations forleaving care and support to individual children."
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