What this help covers

This help may concern observing the bedroom with the person’s clear agreement, clearing a passage around the bed, repositioning a small light piece of furniture, improving access to a bedside table, a lamp, a switch, glasses, a telephone, water, tissues, a bell or an existing call device. It may also concern organizing frequently used clothes, identifying a troublesome rug, a cable on the floor, an obstacle near the bed, a difficult height, a poorly lit access point or a night route that is not easy to read toward the door or the toilet. The aim is to support daily independence, comfort and dignity, without moving dangerous loads, without modifying fixed furniture, without intervening on medical equipment and without creating a new risk of falling, confusion or intrusion into private life.

Preferred providers

Before the intervention

• Clarify the agreement of the person concerned before entering the bedroom, opening storage, moving a personal object or changing a sleep habit.
• Identify the main difficulty: getting up, going to bed, moving around the bed, reaching the light, accessing clothes, putting glasses down, using the telephone or reaching the toilet at night.
• Ask whether there has been a fall, near fall, pain, dizziness, disorientation, weakness, fear of falling or difficulty with a cane, walker, wheelchair or existing aid.
• Identify nearby obstacles: rug, cable, shoe, laundry on the floor, furniture placed too far forward, bed corner, unstable chair, fragile object, passage that is too narrow or poorly lit area.
• Check that small furniture or objects can be moved without dangerous effort, without blocking a door, without hiding a switch and without reducing access for help or emergency response.
• Place essential objects within reasonable reach: lamp, telephone, glasses, water, tissues, bell or existing call device, without managing, sorting, dosing or deciding on medication.
• Test the real route from the bed to the door, toilet, switch, wardrobe or bedside table, both in daylight and in a low-light situation.
• Preserve ventilation, access to heating, visible sockets, windows, circulation around the bed and the possibility of intervening quickly if needed.
• In rented housing, with fixed furniture, wall fixing, a specialized bed or medical equipment, check whether authorization or a qualified professional is necessary.
• Avoid any imposed, infantilizing or overly quick adaptation: the person must be able to recognize their bedroom, find their belongings and understand what has been moved.

What DomusHelp does not cover

• Personal care, physical help getting up or going to bed, transferring a person, washing, dressing, night supervision or presence comparable to medical care.
• Medical, therapeutic or ergonomic assessment of falls, pain, sleep disorders, memory loss, cognitive disorders, dizziness, pressure sores or transfer difficulties.
• Installation, adjustment or validation of a medical bed, bed rail, bed pole, medical mattress, patient lift or prescribed technical aid.
• Fixing grab bars, drilling, modifying the bed, transforming furniture, working on a heavy wardrobe, built-in furniture or structural element of the bedroom.
• Electrical installation, repair or modification, including socket, switch, cable, fixed light fitting, permanent extension cord or lighting requiring an electrician.
• Moving heavy furniture, complex dismantling, dangerous handling, moving significant loads or intervention requiring several people or specialized equipment.
• Medication management, sorting a pill organizer, deciding on treatment, handling medical equipment, oxygen, infusion, confidential documents or personal objects without explicit agreement.
• Promising to prevent falls, guarantee sleep, restore independence or replace urgent care when the person’s condition is concerning.
• Installing cameras, connected sensors, monitoring devices or automations in the bedroom that collect data without clear consent and an appropriate framework.

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

DomusHelp can help clarify the request, identify obstacles near the bed and refer the person to an appropriate local provider when the intervention goes beyond a simple non-medical and non-structural rearrangement of the bedroom.