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. I look 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, grab rails in the bathroom, keysafe position, front door lighting, and the state of outside steps after winter.

At the end, I write 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 me to fit the things I can fit, like grab rails, alarm batteries or lighting swaps, that becomes the next visit.

What is NOT included

This is not a formal occupational therapy assessment. If you've had a recent fall or have specific mobility needs, ask your GP or the council for an occupational therapist's visit first. 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 I'm there for other jobs anyway, the walk-round and the written list cost nothing extra.

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 I see, I'll put the phone on speaker while I walk through.

Will the list name a specific product? Where it helps, yes. A specific model of grab rail, a specific brand of rug tape. Otherwise I keep it generic and you choose.