Level-access wet room
Roll-in shower, grab rails and a height-adjustable basin. Care Spaces adapted.
Is this the right house for your group?
Built for disabled adults, families and carers, in parties of up to five. A holiday let, not a care home or respite centre.
Your situation
Who Restwell is built for
Families, carers, OTs and commissioners use the same published door widths and kit list, then decide if this bungalow fits before they travel.
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Guests and families
Hoist and wet room already fitted; measurements published; a private home, not a hotel room.
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Carers and support workers
Separate sleeping and space to assist without blocking hall routes. Ask your council about a Carer’s Assessment under the Care Act 2014 if you need funding for a break.
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Occupational therapists
Published doorway widths, hoist and wet-room specs. Ask for unpublished clearances; we’ll measure.
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Commissioners & social care
Care Act short breaks; documentation for direct payments, PHB or CHC. Same rates regardless of who we invoice.
See the access
Wet room, hoist and kitchen already fitted
These three items are on site before arrival, not hired for the week.
Ceiling track hoist
Full-room Amico track over the profiling bed; mobile hoist also on site.
Reachable kitchen
Wheel-under worksurface, stocked basics, gas hob (tell us if you need induction).
What guests say
The house was well equipped with all the facilities we needed for my Dad’s complex needs. Vicky and Keeley could not do enough for us, we forgot flannels and they traveled to bring us some which was very kind.
Optional care
Care on site, only if you want it
Our sister company, Continuity of Care Services, is CQC-rated Good and shares our enquiry line, 01622 809881, so care can start in the same conversation as your booking. Bring your own team instead, if that works better.
- Personal care: washing, dressing and daily routines at agreed times
- Visiting care: daytime visits or support for a promenade or town trip
- Mobility and hoisting: ceiling-track transfers and wet-room kit already on site
Funding
Who we can invoice
If a stay is funded through a local authority, CHC, direct payments or a personal budget, the bungalow rate stays the same. Funding only changes who we invoice.
Next steps
Enquire, match the house, then deposit
No online checkout maze. You get a straight yes/no on kit fit before any money changes hands.
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Share requirements
Dates, chair/hoist needs, funding contact, and whether you want Continuity care.
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Confirm suitability
We check doorway widths and on-site kit against your party, and say if Restwell is the wrong house.
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Book and prepare
50% deposit, welcome pack, and a Continuity intro only if you asked for care.
Suitability
Planning & respite FAQ
Complex-care planning order, and when a private bungalow beats care-home respite, or doesn’t.
Work in this order: match published access specs to the person’s equipment; set staffing (daytime, sleep-in vs waking night, backup); decide who pays lodging vs care; get kit confirmation in writing; sort medication, transport and emergency contacts. Only lock dates once those are clear.
Start on the Accessibility page for Restwell’s door widths and hoist. Then coordinate carers or Continuity, confirm slings, sort prescriptions, build buffer into travel, and agree a backup if a carer is ill. Enquire with dates and care needs once that list is drafted.
Confirm access details in writing; pack slings, meds, chargers and comfort items the house won’t supply; share care plans with anyone covering the stay; note nearest accessible parking, toilets and pharmacy; keep Restwell and care-provider numbers to hand.
Five lists: access needs; medical; care rota and backup; documents (funding letters, insurance, access statement); comfort and daily living. Tick each against Restwell’s published kit so you don’t pack what is already on site, or assume kit that isn’t.
Yes, if doorway widths, overnight staffing and transfers match before you travel. Start with measurements and the care rota, not brochure photos. This page and Accessibility are the fit check before you enquire.
Neither is universally better. A specialist cottage suits private stays with your own or visiting carers and enough kit for transfers. A respite placement suits higher on-site clinical oversight. Match setting to risk, staffing and what the person wants from the break.
Yes when risk, staffing and equipment fit a private bungalow: Restwell with optional Continuity care is one such option. It is not a substitute for registered residential care when that is clinically required.
Compare environment (private home vs care setting), independence, how care is delivered, cost lines, family involvement and clinical suitability. Restwell is a private adapted bungalow with optional Continuity care, not a care home.
Respite usually means planned carer relief or continued formal care under funding language. An accessible holiday describes a place a disabled traveller can use. Many Restwell stays are both, but the paperwork answers different questions.
Describe the party and equipment
We’ll say straight whether the bungalow fits, or where it doesn’t.