Currently Dominic has a small bedroom, which is taken up mainly with his specialist bed and equipment. There is no space for more than 1 carer at a time to see to him and not enough space for all his equipment.
At bath time, he uses a specialist bath chair in our standard bath, which has to be lifted in and out each time, and he is then hoisted wet across the main hallway back to his bed where he is dried and dressed. Dominic is now 14 years old and deserves dignity and privacy, which is why there is a formal Statement of Need from his Occupational Therapist for this work to be undertaken.
We live in a bungalow and the options are slightly limited. We have drawn up several plans with the architect to effectively redesign the layout so that it works.
The plans are for him to be moved to the main bedroom, which is bigger to allow for space all around his bed, and access to his own private bathroom created through the wall into the adjacent bedroom (his current bedroom). This will have an Aster Bannerman height adjustable bath, with integrated changing mat and shower attachment, and will be fully accessible with ceiling track hoist and space for his wheelchair.
In order to facilitate this, our existing lounge will become two new bedrooms, (for us and for his brother) and an extension at the rear of the bungalow will allow for a new lounge.
We are extremely grateful for any help anyone is able to offer, no matter how small as it all adds up. This is a very humbling process, I never imagined I would have to fund raise to give Dominic the privacy, dignity and space he so desperately needs, so thank you from the bottom of my heart x
We currently have a Disabled Facilities Grant from Devon County Council of £30,000, and a top up of £20,000 from Teignbridge District Council.
The builders have quoted over £70,000 for the building work, but this doesn't include the cost of putting any flooring down or furniture for Dominic's Bedroom and Bathroom.
We are hoping to raise a further £30,000, which includes £10,000 to cover the cost of the above.
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