Occupational Therapists
works hand-in-hand with Occupational Therapists to ensure clinical recommendations become real, functional environments that promote independence.
wHO WE WORK WITH
John Ford Group works hand-in-hand with Occupational Therapists to ensure clinical recommendations become real, functional environments that promote independence. OTs provide the professional blueprint for what a client needs to live safely and comfortably; we turn that guidance into built reality. Whether the client’s home is owned or rented, we ensure every adaptation delivers lasting benefit without compromising safety or dignity.
We begin by reviewing the OT’s assessment and understanding the client’s abilities, routines, and support network. For clients temporarily housed in rental accommodation, we adapt recommendations for portability and reversibility, creating safe, compliant spaces that meet therapeutic requirements yet can be reinstated at tenancy end. Our experience coordinating with landlords and housing agents ensures these temporary adaptations are installed efficiently, safely, and within legal bounds.
Throughout construction, collaboration remains central. We maintain open communication with OTs, inviting site input during key installation phases to ensure alignment with functional and therapeutic goals. Whether installing ceiling track hoists, adjusting kitchen heights, or widening doorways, our team implements each modification accurately in line with clinical specification.
Our OTs’ partners trust us for clarity, reliability, and respectful handling of each client’s situation. We know that rental environments can create extra complexity, permissions, design limits, and time constraints, but our approach removes these barriers, making sure clients experience dignity and independence from day one. Post-project support and maintenance checks provide confidence that every adaptation meets both immediate needs and long-term safety requirements.
Partnering with John Ford Group means OTs can rely on a construction team fluent in clinical language, practical in problem-solving, and sensitive to the balance between therapeutic intent and lived experience, across both permanent and rental settings.
what we do
Adaptation for rental properties
Urgent, temporary adaptations for rented homes to support clients recovering from catastrophic injuries, enabling safe discharge and independent living during long-term planning.
Complex and large scale adaptations
Bespoke large-scale home adaptations designed to meet complex medical needs, ensuring functionality, compliance, and comfort for clients with complex and profound care needs
Hydrotherapy facilities
Designing and installing customised hydrotherapy pools and equipment to support rehabilitation and enhance health outcomes.
Outdoor accessible spaces
We design and deliver fully accessible external environments which include landscaped pathways, regraded level access solutions, terraces, and sensory gardens integrated within large scale adaptation projects
Modular Adaptations
Our modular solutions including fully integrated shower pods and external access systems, provide rapid, clinically robust installations, seamlessly incorporated into wider large scale adaptation schemes.
consultancy
Our consultancy services cover the full spectrum of property assessments, appraisals, and specialist property finding for clients with disabilities.
AREAS COVERED
house adaptations across the south east
John Ford Group is based in Chelmsford, Essex and provides house adaptions in domestic and commercial properties.
Covering the majority of Essex, as well as surrounding counties Kent, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, London & Surrey including Colchester, Ipswich, Tonbridge, Cambridge, Bury St. Edmunds, St. Albans, Peterborough, Ely, Lowestoft, Woodbridge,
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get in touch
John Ford Group, Unit 203, Waterhouse Business Centre, Cromar Way, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 2QE
our details
A UK Limited Company: 06853235
VAT Number: 138554396