This week Dignity Access installed an Internal Compact WashPod as a temporary disabled wetroom for someone with Motor Neurone Disease in the bedroom of a remote, Grade 2 listed house.

There are lots of restrictions on listed buildings and those in conservation areas which can pose problems when it comes to alterations. A Grade 2 listed building is recognised for its special architectural or historic interest which means that the building is protected by law from changes to its structure or appearance requiring consent from the local planning authority – which can be time consuming. End-of-life, palliative care does not have the luxury of time.

Installing WashPods in these challenging properties is not uncommon for us because our unique disabled wetrooms lend themselves to leaving the property unaltered as they don’t require any adaptations. They are plug ‘n play and self-standing and supporting. We don’t even have to secure them to a wall for extra stability as our modular panels are really robust.

Neither do we need to disturb the floors as all the WashPod plumbing is surface-mounted, again keeping the integrity of the property intact.

Obviously, these features lend themselves to any property, listed or not, and they also mean that WashPods don’t need to be in the same room or even the same part of the property as where it is plumbed in giving maximum versatility.