Home safety check in Cirencester

A lot of falls at home are preventable with small changes. A loose rug on the landing. A dim staircase. A missing handrail at the back door. A slippery bath mat that has seen better days. None of them feel urgent until they matter.

What is included

A room-by-room walk round the house: stairs, hallways, kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms, front and back doors, outside steps and paths. Martin looks for loose or curled rugs, trailing cables, dim lighting on stair landings, missing or broken handrails, slippery bath or shower surfaces, high cupboards being used for everyday items, tripping lips at thresholds, smoke and CO alarm batteries, draught gaps around doors and windows, front door lighting, and the state of outside steps after winter.

At the end, Martin writes a simple list. Each item is marked with a priority (do now, do soon, worth thinking about) and a rough cost. You decide what to do with it. No pressure. If you want Martin to fit the things he can fit (alarm batteries, draught-proofing, lighting swaps), that becomes the next visit.

What is NOT included

This is not a formal occupational therapy assessment. If you have specific mobility needs or a recent fall, an OT assessment through the NHS or social services is the right first step. A home safety walk-round is a sensible general sweep, not a clinical report.

How long it takes

A standard three-bedroom house takes about an hour to walk through and discuss. A larger home or one with outbuildings and garden steps takes a bit longer.

Pricing

A home safety check on its own is £55 for the first hour, which covers the walk-round and the written list. If you combine it with another booking (a few alarm batteries, some draught-proofing, some odd jobs), the walk-round is included free of charge as part of the same visit.

Common questions

What if I do not want to change anything? That is fine. The walk-round is information, not a sales pitch. You keep the list and decide what matters to you.

Can you do the walk-round with a family member on the phone? Yes. If a son or daughter lives elsewhere and wants to hear what Martin sees, he will put the phone on speaker while he walks through.

Will the list name a specific product? Where it helps, yes. A specific brand of smoke alarm battery, a specific type of draught excluder. Otherwise Martin keeps it generic and you choose.