What this help covers

This help may concern observing the bedroom, clearing a passage around the bed, repositioning a bedside table, a lamp, an armchair or a small lightweight storage item, placing useful objects within reach, clarifying the route between the bed, the door and the toilet, as well as simple organization of clothing, glasses, phone, charger, tissues, water bottle or other objects that the person actually uses. The intervention must remain gentle, reversible and respectful of privacy. It must not move important objects without agreement, remove personal reference points, create a fall risk, hinder access to care or give the impression that a medical or mobility-related problem has been solved when it requires a qualified assessment.

Preferred providers

Before the intervention

• Clarify what actually bothers the person: access to the bed, objects too far away, cluttered passage, insufficient light, clothing difficult to reach or fear of falling.
• Ask for the person’s agreement before moving personal objects, memories, photos, documents, medication, clothing or usual reference points.
• Identify the route used in the evening, at night and in the morning: bed, door, toilet, switch, window, wardrobe, armchair, phone or bell.
• Check whether there has been a fall, near fall, dizziness, pain, extreme fatigue, night-time confusion, difficulty getting up or a need for transfer assistance.
• Check that there is no electrical risk: damaged cable, overloaded power strip, extension cord in the passage, unstable lamp, hot socket or plugged-in medical device.
• Avoid any solution that adds a movable rug, a cable on the floor, furniture in the passage, a slippery object or an obstacle near the bed.
• Preserve access to care, emergency help, windows, the door, the phone, an alarm or any device already used by the person.
• Refer to a qualified professional if the adaptation concerns a medical bed, a rail, a transfer device, care equipment or a significant fall risk.

What DomusHelp does not cover

• Care, washing, medical dressing support, getting up, lying down, transferring a person or physically handling a fragile person.
• Choosing, adjusting or installing a medical bed, bed rail, pressure-relief mattress, patient lift, standing aid or medical device.
• Managing, sorting, preparing or moving medication without an appropriate professional framework.
• Electrical installation, socket modification, light fitting installation, work on a breathing device, oxygen or sensitive plugged-in equipment.
• Moving heavy furniture, wall fixing, furniture modification, complex assembly or intervention that could weaken the room.
• Installing monitoring devices, cameras, connected sensors or alarms that collect data without clear consent and an appropriate framework.
• Promising to prevent falls, improve sleep, resolve loss of independence or replace a medical or occupational therapy assessment.
• Reorganization imposed against the person’s wishes, removal of important reference points or change that increases anxiety, disorientation or dependence.

Need help making a bedroom more practical in the district of Conthey?

DomusHelp can help clarify the request, distinguish simple adjustments from professional needs and refer the person to an appropriate local provider when the bedroom touches on safety, mobility or health.