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Southwood House Farm - Bedrooms

Abbey, Ticknall, Leicestershire, LE65 1RG

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Bedroom with Adaptations (Bedroom 1 - Ground Floor Double with Ensuite)

  • The route from the entrance to the bedroom with adaptations includes at least one manual door.
  • Access into the room is via a step.
  • There is 1 step, which is unmarked, with a handrail on the right going down.
  • The door is manual, opens inwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
  • The width of the door opening is 73cm.
  • Internally the door has a low colour contrast.
  • The door has a latch lock.
  • Inside The Bedroom View
    • The bed type is double.
    • The height of the bed to the top of the mattress is 73cm.
    • The bed has a footboard or the foot of the bed is against a wall.
    • There is a padded chair with armrests available in the bedroom.
    • There is a seat at a suitable height for a wheelchair user to transfer.
    • The room has: light switches at a suitable height for a wheelchair user and plug sockets which can be reached from the bed.
    • Flooring is not smooth and even.
    • Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to carpet.
    • Lighting levels are moderate to good.
    • The colour contrast between the room walls and floor is medium.
    • The handrail for the step is on the inside wall of the bedroom and is high up.
  • Ensuite View
    • The ensuite door is manual, opens inwards and has a medium colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
    • The width of the ensuite door opening is 71cm.
    • There is a storage box opposite the door to the ensuite which restricts the route and reduces the turning area between the door from the bedroom and the door to the ensuite.
    • All flooring in the ensuite is smooth and even.
    • Lighting levels are moderate to good.
    • There is no lateral transfer space next to the seat.
    • There is a push button flush on top of the cistern.
    • Grab rails in the ensuite include: a horizontal grab rail at the shower.
    • The height of the toilet roll holder is 83cm.
    • The following fixtures can be reached from the toilet seat: toilet roll holder.
    • The following fixtures cannot be reached from the toilet seat: wash basin.
    • The height of the wash basin is 77cm.
    • The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
    • The towel rail is 100cm high and located opposite the toilet.
    • The ensuite has: a wheel-in shower.
    • There is an adjustable, detachable shower head (between 105cm to 185cm high) and a fixed height shower head.
    • There is a dropdown rail for the shower.
    • There is a height adjustable seat.
    • The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: all dropdown rails, the floor and all grab rails.
    • The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the internal door and the toilet seat.
    • There is a dropdown rail on the right-hand side of the toilet seat.

Standard Bedroom (Bedroom 2 - Ground Floor Twin)

  • This bedroom is located on the ground floor, along the corridor between the front and rear sitting rooms.
  • Once on this floor, there is not step-free level access to this bedroom.
  • There is step-free level access into this bedroom.
  • The door is manual, opens inwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
  • The width of the door opening is 76cm.
  • Internally the door has a medium colour contrast.
  • The colour contrast between the bedroom walls and floor is medium.
  • The bed type is twin.
  • The height of the bed to the top of the mattress is 63cm.
  • The height to the top of the mattress of the second bed is 57cm.
  • The twin beds cannot be put together.
  • The beds do not have a footboard.
  • The room has: a gap under the bed at a suitable height for a mobile hoist, light switches at a suitable height for a wheelchair user and plug sockets next to the bed.
  • Flooring in the room is not smooth and even.
  • Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to carpet.
  • Lighting levels are moderate to good.

Standard Bedroom (Bedroom 3 - First Floor Double Room Overlooking Garden)

  • This bedroom is located on the first floor, to the left at the top of the stairs.
  • Once on this floor, there is step-free level access to this bedroom.
  • There is step-free level access into this bedroom.
  • The door is manual, opens inwards and has a medium colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
  • The width of the door opening is 80cm.
  • Internally the door has a medium colour contrast.
  • The colour contrast between the bedroom walls and floor is medium.
  • The bed type is double.
  • The height of the bed to the top of the mattress is 73cm.
  • The bed has a footboard.
  • There is a padded chair without armrests available in the bedroom.
  • There is not a seat at a recommended height (between 45cm and 48cm).
  • The height of the seat is 30cm.
  • Flooring in the room is not smooth and even.
  • Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to carpet.
  • Lighting levels are moderate to good.

Standard Bedroom (Bedroom 4 - First Floor Twin)

  • This bedroom is located on the first floor, through the door off the main stairs.
  • Once on this floor, there is step-free level access to this bedroom.
  • There is step-free level access into this bedroom.
  • The door is manual, opens inwards and has a medium colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
  • The width of the door opening is 78cm.
  • Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
  • The colour contrast between the bedroom walls and floor is medium.
  • The bed type is twin.
  • The height of the bed to the top of the mattress is 65cm.
  • The height to the top of the mattress of the second bed is 62cm.
  • The twin beds cannot be put together.
  • The beds have a footboard.
  • There is an armchair and a padded chair without armrests available in the bedroom.
  • There is a seat at a recommended height (between 45cm and 48cm).
  • Flooring in the room is not smooth and even.
  • Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to carpet and uneven floorboards.
  • Lighting levels are moderate to good.

Standard Bedroom (Bedroom 5 - First Floor Double Overlooking Front)

  • This bedroom is located on the first floor, along the corridor to the left through the door off the main stairs.
  • Once on this floor, there is step-free level access to this bedroom.
  • There is step-free level access into this bedroom.
  • The door is manual, opens inwards and has a medium colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
  • The width of the door opening is 82cm.
  • Internally the door has a medium colour contrast.
  • The colour contrast between the bedroom walls and floor is medium.
  • The bed type is double.
  • The height of the bed to the top of the mattress is 68cm.
  • The bed has a footboard.
  • There is a desk chair without armrests available in the bedroom.
  • There is a seat at a recommended height (between 45cm and 48cm).
  • Flooring in the room is not smooth and even.
  • Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to carpet.
  • Lighting levels are moderate to good.

Standard Bedroom (Bedroom 6 - Second Floor Twin)

  • This bedroom is located in the attic on the second floor of the property, through the sitting room.
  • Once on this floor, there is step-free level access to this bedroom.
  • Access into the room is via a steep ramp/slope.
  • The ramp is between 75cm and 150cm wide, with no handrails.
  • The door is manual, opens inwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
  • The width of the door opening is 78cm.
  • Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
  • The door has a latch lock.
  • The colour contrast between the bedroom walls and floor is high.
  • The bed type is twin.
  • The height of the bed to the top of the mattress is 57cm.
  • The height to the top of the mattress of the second bed is 62cm.
  • The twin beds cannot be put together.
  • The beds do not have a footboard.
  • There is a chair with armrests available in the bedroom.
  • There is a seat at a recommended height (between 45cm and 48cm).
  • Flooring in the room is not smooth and even.
  • Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to carpet.
  • Lighting levels are moderate to good.

Standard Bedroom (Bedroom 7 - Second Floor Twin)

  • This bedroom is located in the attic on the second floor of the property.
  • Once on this floor, there is step-free level access to this bedroom.
  • Access into the room is via a steep ramp/slope.
  • The ramp is between 75cm and 150cm wide, with no handrails.
  • The door is manual, opens inwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
  • The width of the door opening is 78cm.
  • Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
  • The door has a latch lock.
  • The colour contrast between the bedroom walls and floor is high.
  • The bed type is twin.
  • The height of the bed to the top of the mattress is 63cm.
  • The height to the top of the mattress of the second bed is 60cm.
  • The twin beds cannot be put together.
  • The beds do not have a footboard.
  • There is a sofa available in the bedroom.
  • There is not a seat at a recommended height (between 45cm and 48cm).
  • The height of the seat is 40cm.
  • Flooring in the room is not smooth and even.
  • Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to carpet.
  • Lighting levels are moderate to good.