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DomusHelp · District of Entremont · Interior safety

Room-by-room safety in the district of Entremont

DomusHelp helps organize practical support for interior safety room by room at home in the district of Entremont and Lower Valais. This subcategory concerns a simple, visible, non-medical, non-therapeutic, non-electrical, non-plumbing, non-structural and non-decision-making observation of everyday living spaces: entrance, hallway, living room, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, toilet, laundry room, storage area, interior staircase, thresholds, passages, access to the bed, access to the toilet, access to switches, phone, bell, already planned walking aid, lighting, rugs, cables, small furniture, objects on the floor, doors, handles, dark corners, cluttered areas and regularly used routes. The help may consist of walking through the home with the person, identifying visible obstacles, identifying passages that are too narrow, checking whether some useful objects are too far away, clearing a simple path, repositioning a light object, making a switch or lamp more visible, reporting a dark, slippery, cluttered or difficult-to-read area, preparing a list of points to address, distinguishing a simple improvement from a situation that requires a professional, preparing a request to a CMS or SMZ, an occupational therapist, an electrician, a craftsperson, a property management company, an owner or a competent professional. The intervention must remain simple, reversible, respectful, proportionate and adapted to the person’s habits, without diagnosis, without clinical fall-risk assessment, without prescribing a technical aid, without modifying an electrical installation, without intervention on plumbing, heating, gas or ventilation, without installing a fixed grab bar, without transforming a bathroom, without moving heavy furniture, without intrusive monitoring, without restricting freedom, without promising to prevent every fall and without replacing a doctor, an occupational therapist, a physiotherapist, a nurse, a CMS or SMZ, an electrician, a qualified craftsperson, a property management company, an owner, an emergency service or a qualified professional when the situation requires specialized assessment.

What this help covers

This help may concern a practical walk-through of the home, room by room, to identify what hinders or weakens movement: poorly placed rug in the entrance, shoes or bags in a hallway, cable crossing a passage, low piece of furniture that is difficult to see, lamp too far from the bed, switch that is not very visible, cluttered access to the toilet, useful object placed too high, unstable chair used as support, light table blocking a passage, threshold that is hard to distinguish, door that is difficult to open, slippery bathroom, cluttered kitchen, dark corner or overloaded storage area. DomusHelp can help clarify priorities, start with one room only, clear an essential path, bring a useful light object closer, make a lamp, phone or bell more accessible, prepare a list of possible small adaptations, report elements that go beyond a simple adjustment and prepare a clear request to a competent provider. The aim is to improve the clarity and everyday use of the home without transforming the space, without imposing change, without abruptly moving the person’s landmarks, without creating false safety and without treating a medical, structural or technical situation as simple tidying. DomusHelp can also help recognize limits: recent fall, repeated falls, return from hospital, confusion, loss of autonomy, dizziness, difficulty standing up, fear of moving around, dangerous staircase, wet floor, defective lighting, bathroom that is too risky, doubtful electrical installation, unstable furniture, blocked exit, person alone without a way to call or situation in which a healthcare professional, a CMS or SMZ, an occupational therapist, a craftsperson or an emergency service must be contacted.

DomusHelp does not replace a doctor, an occupational therapist, a physiotherapist, a nurse, a CMS or SMZ, an electrician, a plumber, a carpenter, a building specialist, a fall-prevention service, a property management company, an owner, a protection authority, a responsible relative or an emergency service. Room-by-room safety must never hide a serious risk: recent or repeated fall, injury, sudden confusion, illness, sudden loss of mobility, dangerous staircase, inaccessible exit, blocked passage to the toilet, water leak, slippery floor, damaged electrical installation, burning or gas smell, heavy unstable furniture, weakened ceiling or wall, dangerous bathroom, person unable to call, or doubt about the person’s ability to move safely. In case of immediate danger, fall, injury, illness, acute confusion, electrical risk, active leak, fire risk, blocked exit, inability to get up, significant pain, dangerous home or serious doubt about safety, an emergency service, a healthcare professional, the CMS or SMZ, an authorized relative, the property management company, the owner or the competent service must be contacted without delay. DomusHelp does not make a diagnosis, does not validate the clinical safety of a home, does not prescribe a technical aid, does not modify an installation, does not carry out heavy work, does not restrict the person’s movements and does not guarantee absence of falls or accidents.

Preferred providers

Insured interior safety service

Suitable for simple, visible and reversible adjustments: clearing a passage, moving a small object slightly, making a lamp or switch more accessible, reporting a rug, cable, low piece of furniture or cluttered area, preparing a list of points to correct and referring to a professional when the situation goes beyond a simple action.

CMS/SMZ, occupational therapist or healthcare professional

Suitable when safety concerns a fragile, elderly, recently hospitalized person, with loss of autonomy, who has fallen, is afraid to move around, uses a walking aid, shows confusion, dizziness, significant fatigue or needs assessment of habits, movements, technical aids and fall risk.

Electrician, craftsperson, property management company or owner

Suitable when a problem concerns fixed lighting, a socket, a switch, a cable, a door, a floor, a threshold, heavy furniture, a fixing, a bathroom, a technical installation, a shared area, a rented home or an adaptation that requires authorization, insurance, trade competence or technical validation.

Before the intervention

  • Identify the rooms concerned: entrance, hallway, living room, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, toilet, laundry room, storage area or interior staircase.
  • Ask the person which routes they use most: bed-to-toilet, entrance-to-kitchen, bedroom-to-living-room, bathroom, phone, entrance door or emergency exit.
  • Obtain clear agreement from the person before moving any object, taking a photo, changing a landmark, transmitting information or contacting a third party.
  • Respect the person’s habits and dignity: avoid imposed, infantilizing or overly rapid changes.
  • Start with a small area to avoid fatigue, confusion, loss of landmarks or the feeling of being invaded.
  • Observe visible obstacles: rugs, cables, extension cords, shoes, bags, small furniture, baskets, objects on the floor, thresholds, steps or poorly opened doors.
  • Check existing light points: bedside lamp, switch, hallway, bathroom, entrance, kitchen and area used at night.
  • Check that useful objects remain accessible without blocking the passage: phone, glasses, water, lamp, bell, already planned walking aid or keys.
  • Identify improvised supports: chair, light table, door, radiator, shelf or furniture not designed to support a person’s weight.
  • Never move alone heavy furniture, a bed, wardrobe, sofa, massive table or element that may injure someone or damage the home.
  • Do not modify electricity, plumbing, heating, gas, ventilation, locks, fixed grab bars or technical installations.
  • Keep essential access clear: entrance door, emergency exit, access to the toilet, bed, kitchen, phone, wheelchair passage, walker or family caregiver access.
  • Note soberly the points observed: room concerned, obstacle identified, path cleared, limit identified, risk reported or professional to contact.
  • Stop the intervention and refer to a professional in case of fall, pain, confusion, electrical danger, wet floor, dangerous staircase, blocked exit or doubt about safety.

What DomusHelp does not cover

  • Medical diagnosis, clinical fall-risk assessment, autonomy assessment, care decision or prescription of a technical aid.
  • Care for a fall, injury, illness, acute confusion, medical emergency or person who cannot be helped up.
  • Installation of fixed grab bars, handrails, wall supports, ramps, anchors, medical devices or structural adaptations.
  • Intervention on electricity, plumbing, heating, gas, ventilation, electrical panel, sockets, switches, lines or technical installations.
  • Bathroom transformation, renovation, floor modification, threshold removal, work on staircase, wall, door, façade or load-bearing element.
  • Moving heavy furniture, complex dismantling, carrying, risky handling or intervention requiring a specialized team.
  • Setting up a camera, intrusive monitoring, locking, exit restriction, disputed sensor or device limiting the person’s freedom.
  • Validation that a person can remain alone, move around alone, use stairs, get up at night or live without specialized help.
  • Management of a family conflict, decision in place of the person, arbitration between relatives or installation of a disputed adaptation.
  • Legal advice, responsibility decision, rental validation, insurance declaration or commitment toward a property management company, owner or authority.
  • Promise that the person will not fall, will not be injured, will not become disoriented or will not need medical or social help.
  • Replacement of an emergency service, healthcare professional, CMS/SMZ, occupational therapist, qualified craftsperson, property management company or owner.
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Need help making the home safer room by room in the district of Entremont?

DomusHelp can help clarify the request, walk through the rooms concerned, identify visible obstacles, prepare simple adjustments, identify safety limits and refer to an interior safety service, a CMS or SMZ, an occupational therapist, an electrician, a craftsperson, a property management company, an owner or a competent professional when the situation goes beyond a simple interior adjustment.

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