At Conewood Manor in Bishop’s Stortford, we provide award-winning respite care to families from Sawbridgeworth and nearby areas. Set within our beautifully preserved Grade II-listed home, we offer a warm, reassuring environment designed to give both residents and their families complete peace of mind.
Respite care can be needed for many reasons — a planned break for family carers, recovery after illness, or short-term support following a hospital stay. Whatever the circumstances, our skilled nurses are on-site 24/7 to deliver safe, personalised and compassionate care. Every stay is shaped around the individual, ensuring comfort, dignity and a genuine sense of home from the moment they arrive.
Families from Sawbridgeworth choose Conewood Manor because we blend high-quality clinical support with a warm, homely atmosphere. Whether someone needs a few days, a few weeks or a longer period of respite, our team offers attentive, structured and deeply compassionate care — ensuring every resident feels safe, supported and valued.
Conewood Manor is within easy reach of Sawbridgeworth by car and public transport, making regular visits simple and convenient. This proximity helps families stay connected, offering reassurance and continuity throughout each respite stay.
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Respite care is tailored to each individual, providing the right level of support at the right time. Care may include:
Whether a resident is recuperating, resting or simply enjoying a change of environment, our focus is always on safety, dignity and comfort.
Conewood Manor proudly upholds nationally recognised standards of nursing and resident wellbeing:
Life at Conewood Manor is engaging, uplifting and thoughtfully structured. Residents can enjoy:
Fresh meals are prepared daily by our in-house chef, with diets and preferences individually catered for — ensuring every resident feels nourished and cared for during their stay.
Yes. We support short stays, planned breaks and longer respite periods depending on individual needs.
Absolutely. We offer flexible visiting so families can remain closely involved and reassured.
Anyone needing short-term support — whether due to recovery, a temporary change in circumstances or to give family carers a well-deserved break.
Often, yes — subject to availability. Please call to discuss immediate vacancies.
Simply contact us. We’ll provide clear, sensitive guidance on vacancies, pricing and next steps.
If you’re exploring respite care near Sawbridgeworth, Conewood Manor offers expert support in a warm, peaceful and truly homely environment. We’re here to ensure every stay — however short — is safe, comfortable and enriching for your loved one.
“Our mother was here for 3 months for end-of-life care and the staff were so lovely, Mum praised them so much, nothing was too much trouble and she knew most of them on first-name terms.
She always enjoyed meal times and conversations with the staff.”
My mum has now resided at the home for 6 years and during that time she has received caring and also sympathetic treatment and has built a bond with a number of staff there and with some staff I have observed visiting her before they finish for the week to see how she is. During my weekly visits, the staff have been very courteous to me and always offer me a drink when afternoon tea is served up.





Despite a successful stint as one of the youngest finance directors in London, specialising in mergers and acquisitions for a prominent advertising company, Marc found his professional success to be hollow. Driven by a desire to serve the community, he left the lucrative world of finance to establish an accountancy practice and business consultancy in Lewisham. His mission was clear: guide local start-ups and small businesses toward financial transparency and profitability.
As Marc’s consultancy flourished, he received a crucial call from Eleanor in 2005, who was struggling to keep her nursing agency afloat after 26 years. Marc took on the challenge, initiating a leap of faith that marked the beginning of a transformative journey. Today, the Eleanor Healthcare Group stands as a model business in the care sector, with over 1500 dedicated members, fluent in 112 languages, supporting over 3000 clients. The senior staff, with a combined experience of over 100 years in health and social care, has been instrumental in guiding and participating in the organisation’s remarkable growth.
Marc draws inspiration from his team of staff care workers and frontline keyworkers, acknowledging their role in preserving the life and dignity of the most vulnerable in the community. He emphasises that Eleanor is an organization with people at its core, having created a paradigm shift in the care sector with the driving principle that social care is about people, not processes. In 2009, Marc introduced the concept of person-centric care, responding to a request from Richmond Council. Eleanor Healthcare Group led the transformation, offering tailor-made services and pioneering an outcomes-based approach in collaboration with local authorities. The organisation then took a leading role in preventive care, integrating health and social care services and introducing a novel caring model to Lewisham Council based on the Buurtzorg model.
Despite numerous achievements, Marc sees success as just the beginning. The Eleanor family remains ready to take another leap of faith, with trust in people above processes. In the face of mounting challenges to health and social care systems, Marc has been steering Eleanor to the forefront of much-needed innovation within the UK and globally. Eleanor Healthcare Group takes pride in its identity, never compromising integrity and always preserving its true essence. The commitment to taking the road less travelled is evident as it approaches the next fork in the future of healthcare, promising to continue breaking new ground and redefine possibilities.