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Home Safety and Risk Checklist

A home visit safety checklist covering access, mobility, hazards, infection control, and escalation prompts.

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Example content

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English structure excerpt · blank prompts, not a completed record

Entry and environment
Safe access to property · Lighting adequate
Client support risks
Mobility concerns · Manual handling concerns
Actions
Risk discussed with client · Coordinator notified
Read all template prompts
Entry and environment: - Safe access to property: - Lighting adequate: - Trip hazards observed: - Pets managed safely: - Smoke alarms observed: Client support risks: - Mobility concerns: - Manual handling concerns: - Medication prompt concerns: - Food safety concerns: - Behaviour or communication considerations: Actions: - Risk discussed with client: - Coordinator notified: - Immediate action taken: - Follow-up required: - Review date:

Using this resource

Use this as a home-visit discussion prompt, not a building inspection or a guarantee that a home is safe.

Record the observed location, agreed immediate action and person responsible for following up each concern.

Respect the person's choices and escalate unresolved risks through the provider's process; do not invent a risk score.

Who it is for

Support workers, coordinators, and team leaders who need a practical home safety review record.

When to use it

Use at onboarding, after incidents, when risks change, or during routine home visit checks.

What this template helps with

A clearer record trail for everyday follow-up

Clear worker notes
Consistent records
Easier follow-up

Review notes

This template is a plain-language operational starting point. Check its fields, wording, and internal consistency before using it in a provider's own documentation system.