What this help covers

This help may concern a light adaptation of a seating or rest area: placing a stable chair in the entrance for putting on shoes, bringing an armchair closer to a lamp or a table, clearing the space around a sofa, removing an unstable chair, checking that a stool does not block the passage, moving a small piece of furniture that blocks the legs, placing essential objects within reach, better organizing a reading corner, creating a pause point between two rooms, checking whether the armrests, backrest, seat and legs of a seat appear usable without obvious risk, or reporting when a seat seems too low, too high, too soft, too slippery, too heavy, too mobile or unsuitable. DomusHelp can also help distinguish simple domestic comfort from a more serious need: significant difficulty standing up, recent fall, persistent pain, unusual fatigue, loss of balance, fear of sitting down or standing up, pressure sore risk, need for an adapted armchair, need for a raiser, a fixed grab bar, a lift chair, a medical bed, a recognized assistive device or an assessment by a healthcare professional.

Preferred providers

Before the intervention

• Identify the real use of the seat: rest, meal, reading, television, putting on shoes, waiting, transfer, visit, phone call or pause between two rooms.
• Ask the person what is difficult: sitting down, standing up, remaining seated, placing the feet, reaching a table, keeping balance or calling for help.
• Identify the seating concerned: chair, armchair, sofa, stool, bench, kitchen chair, entrance chair, wheelchair, lift chair or outdoor seat brought inside.
• Check visible risks: unstable seat, slippery feet, unlocked wheels, fragile armrests, damaged backrest, seat too low, cable, rug or piece of furniture in the way.
• Avoid any modification that would make the person less free to move, stand up, call or leave the room.
• Do not abruptly move familiar reference points for a person who is confused, anxious, visually impaired or affected by cognitive disorders.
• Ask for the person’s clear consent before moving an armchair, a chair, a side table, a lamp or a personal object.
• Prefer simple, reversible and understandable adjustments: clearing, bringing closer, visually stabilizing, slightly moving, lighting or organizing.
• Check that useful objects remain accessible: glasses, telephone, remote control, water, lamp, tissues, bell, walking aid or important documents.
• Check that the path around the seat remains clear, without a stretched cable, slippery rug, low piece of furniture, basket, animal, threshold or obstacle on the floor.
• Do not install a bar, handle, wall support, complex raiser or technical armchair without advice or intervention from the competent professional.
• Take possible costs into account: small equipment, cushion, protection, travel, delivery, assembly, second visit or specialized intervention.
• Keep a simple record: seat concerned, items moved, discomfort reported, risk observed, temporary solution and professional to contact if necessary.
• Stop or refuse the intervention in case of recent fall, significant pain, feeling unwell, confusion, inability to transfer safely, broken seat or risk of injury.

What DomusHelp does not cover

• Medical diagnosis, clinical mobility assessment, prescription of an armchair, cushion, raiser, assistive device or care plan.
• Physical transfer, carrying, lifting a person from the floor, body handling or help requiring care competence.
• Management of a fall, feeling unwell, acute pain, sudden confusion, wound, pressure sore or medical emergency.
• Installation of a fixed grab bar, wall handle, rail, lifting pole, wall seat, medical furniture or any element requiring anchoring and technical validation.
• Electrical or mechanical repair of a lift chair, medical bed, wheelchair, remote control, motor, battery or technical system.
• Major furniture modification, cutting, structural reinforcement, complex carpentry, room transformation or significant accessibility adaptation.
• Use of restraint, blocking an armchair, locking, movement restriction or any solution intended to prevent a person from standing up.
• Financial, insurance-related or administrative choice concerning reimbursement of an assistive device, an armchair, a bed, a cushion or an adaptation.
• Promise to avoid every fall, pain, pressure sore, fatigue, malaise, hospitalization, loss of autonomy or need for care.
• Intervention on broken, unstable, dangerous, contaminated, infested, damp furniture or furniture presenting an obvious sanitary or mechanical risk.
• Replacement of a CMS, a family caregiver, an occupational therapist, a specialized supplier or a necessary human presence.
• Modification of the environment against the person’s will, except in case of immediate danger requiring referral to a competent service.

Need help improving a seat or small support in the district of Saint-Maurice?

DomusHelp can help clarify the request, identify uncomfortable seating, organize simple adjustments, check safety limits and refer to a competent professional when mobility, pain, transfer, the choice of an assistive device or the fixing of a support goes beyond simple practical support.