2014.
A lot has happened at Beaulieu House since Ofsted inspected it in April 2013. Back then there was no separation between the respite and residential services offered by the Isle of Wight home, which caters for young people with severe learning and physical disabilities.
But the arrangement, which meant that children on short stays shared the same area as those living there, was causing problems. "It was one complete unit and it was causing conflict between the young people," says Margaret Hanney, team manager at Beaulieu House.
The home's solution was to divide its work into two distinct units - one for respite care, the other for residential. Each unit now has its own staff and a door prevents the young people moving between the two services.
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