St Elizabeths Centre Annual Report End Dec 2022 FINAL - Flipbook - Page 16
Achievements
Transitional Year
Due to the well published, sector wide, challenge of signi昀椀cant staff
shortages, St Elizabeth’s reluctantly closed the adult care home with
nursing in November 2022. Since the closure, St Elizabeth’s has gone
through a signi昀椀cant transition to an organisation that will now focus on
specialist education and life skills, supporting children, young people
and adults with epilepsy and other complex conditions where there is
an increasing need for specialist care.
The Trustees and Management were acutely aware of the impact of
the closure on both the residents, families and Adult Home staff. We
worked tirelessly to minimise this by putting in place a dedicated team
to work with multiple funding bodies to enable the successful transition
of the 83 residents to other services across the country. We continue
to support residents in their new homes by providing regular visits
where this is requested by residents and their families.
In order to secure the successful future of the remaining services, we
have delivered the following initiatives and achievements: Both our School and College continue to be rated “Good” by Ofsted
Our School won the “Most Supportive School in Hertfordshire” in the
Private Education Awards 2023
8 out of 11 (73%) of School leavers transitioned into further education
Minimising agency spend between 2022 and 2023
Implementation of digital systems including E-MAR, care notes, omnicell and other care planning and communication platforms
Launched a successful employee recognition scheme PRAISE (personal
recognition of amazing individuals at St Elizabeth’s
Obtained an A + sponsorship licence to support recruitment
Appointed a new Director of Finance and Head Teacher
Training compliance in key areas is over 90% as of 2023
Successfully managed a consultation process with 129 Adult Home
staff, with no resultant employment tribunal claims and transferred 98
of those staff to remaining services
All of our children’s services are rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted as of 2023. In July
2023, our Supported Living service was removed from the local authority
Safety Improvements Process.
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