Leading UK provider of respite holidays for severely disabled people to close

Revitalise says challenges insurmountable' due to local authority cuts, higher running costs and fall in donations

Britain's only specialist respite holiday provider for severely disabled people and their carers is to close because of financial difficulties, in what has been called a bellwether example of the UK's growing social care crisis.

Revitalise, a charity that runs unique state-of-the-art respite stays, offering 24-hour care at two specially adapted hotels, said local authority cuts, combined with increased running costs and a fall in donations, meant it was no longer viable.