What this help covers

This help may concern simple everyday objects: reaching aid, long shoehorn, jar opener, magnifying glass, extra lamp, night light, visual marker, non-medical comfort cushion, light support, accessible storage or a small accessory that makes a routine gesture easier. It may include help clarifying the need, measuring a space, checking ease of use, preparing a list of options, supporting a reasonable purchase or organizing the handover of light equipment. In the district of Monthey, this help may also take into account apartment buildings, condominium ownership, rented homes, town or village access, parking, floor, lift, building management requirements, supplier availability or delivery needs. The aim is to make certain gestures easier without imposing equipment, without replacing an occupational therapy assessment, without prescribing an assistive device and without installing anything that bears the person’s weight.

Preferred providers

Before the intervention

• Confirm that the person concerned genuinely wants the help and agrees that an equipment need may be discussed.
• Describe the gesture to be made easier: bending down, reaching an object, reading a label, opening a jar, lighting a pathway, getting dressed or storing a useful object.
• Check whether the need seems simple or whether it concerns health, mobility, falls, transfers or loss of autonomy.
• Measure the useful space if needed: width, height, distance, access to a socket, available space and absence of obstacles.
• Prefer solutions that are simple, reversible, low-cost, easy to understand, easy to remove and compatible with the person’s habits.
• Take local constraints into account: home access, building, floor, lift, parking, building management requirements, supplier availability or delivery needs.
• Do not buy expensive, medical or hard-to-return equipment without clear agreement, announced price and access to professional advice.
• Never impose an object that infantilizes, disturbs, stigmatizes or reduces the person’s felt autonomy.
• Plan a careful trial where possible, without risky transfers, unstable support or modification of existing equipment.
• Postpone or refuse the intervention if consent, safety, payment, intended use or the required competence is not clear.

What DomusHelp does not cover

• Prescription, clinical selection, adjustment or medical adaptation of an assistive device.
• Choosing, adjusting or using a walker, cane, wheelchair, medical bed or transfer device without a competent professional.
• Installation of grab rails, handrails, fixed shower seats, ramps, load-bearing fixings or equipment that supports a person’s weight.
• Medical, therapeutic or insurance advice, or decision-making about reimbursement, coverage or an official request.
• Purchase or installation against the person’s will, under family pressure or without clear understanding of the intended use.
• Handling a bank card, personal code, sensitive online account or untraceable payment.
• Changing a treatment, medical device, professional adjustment or already prescribed equipment.
• Intervention after a fall, pain, discomfort, confusion, rapid deterioration or a situation requiring health advice.
• Promising that a simple object will remove every risk: the help aims to make certain gestures easier, not to guarantee total safety.

Need help organizing a simple assistive device in the district of Monthey?

DomusHelp can help clarify the need, identify safety limits, prepare a simple solution and refer the person to an appropriate local professional when the equipment goes beyond non-medical practical help.