Home Organization, Safety & Equipment (incl. AADL)
About this service
We make home spaces safer, simpler, and easier to navigate—de-cluttering rooms, clearing pathways, improving lighting, and coordinating minor adaptations and medical equipment. When equipment is clinically indicated, we help you access Alberta Aids to Daily Living (AADL), a provincial program that helps eligible Albertans pay for basic medical equipment and supplies. AADL requires an assessment by an approved authorizer; once authorized, items must be purchased from approved vendors and chosen from AADL product lists (cost-sharing may apply). We align our work with Alberta fall-prevention checklists and practical home-safety guidance so bathrooms, stairs, bedrooms and entryways are set up to reduce slips, trips and injuries.
Who it's for
- Adults and older adults with falls risk, mobility changes, vision changes, or cognitive changes who need clear walkways, safer bathrooms, better lighting, and simpler storage. Alberta’s public guidance highlights home hazards like loose rugs, clutter, poor lighting, and cords on walking routes.
- People who now need equipment (e.g., walkers, bath aids, lifters, or a home-care bed) and want help navigating AADL authorizers, product lists, and vendors. AADL spells out eligibility and product categories in its manual.
- Families preparing for discharge home or a new diagnosis who want a quick safety reset plus the right equipment in place before care starts.
What´s included in the service?
Room-by-room de-clutter and labeling
Sort/keep/donate workflows, labeled bins, and “easy-reach” setups that keep essentials within safe range. We remove common trip hazards (piles, boxes, slippery mats). Alberta checklists emphasize clear floors and stairs.
Pathway & lighting fixes
Clear egress routes; secure or re-route cords next to walls; suggest nightlights and brighter bulbs on bathroom/bedroom routes; mark stair edges. These are top tips in provincial fall-prevention tools.
Bathroom safety set-up
Non-slip mats, reachable toiletries, and coordination of grab bars or bath aids via trades. (Where clinically indicated, certain bath aids may be available through AADL after assessment/authorization.)
Minor adaptations & vendor coordination
We arrange vetted trades for grab bars/railings and work alongside AADL authorizers and approved vendors to ensure correct specifications and installation windows. AADL requires purchases through approved vendors after authorization.
Equipment navigation (AADL)
We help your clinician/authorizer identify the right category and walk you through approved product lists (e.g., walkers and accessories; lifters/slings; home-care beds and mattresses). We also explain warranties, benchmarks, and cost-share rules noted in the lists.
Set-up & teaching
Adjust heights and brake settings on walkers; show safe use of lifters/slings; position home-care beds for transfers; practice bathroom transfers with the new layout.
Safety documentation
Simple “before/after” notes and a punch-list for anything still pending (e.g., electrician visit, vendor delivery slot).
Funding note: AADL helps pay for basic medical equipment/supplies when you have a long-term disability or chronic/terminal illness; you must be assessed and authorized, and you must buy from approved vendors. The program manual details eligibility, cost-share and approved products; Alberta Blue Cross hosts the product lists for many categories (walkers, lifters, wheelchairs, home-care beds, medical/surgical supplies).
Frequently asked questions
What exactly is AADL and how do we start?
AADL is a provincial benefit that helps pay for basic medical equipment and supplies. You begin with an assessment by an AADL authorizer (a trained health professional). If approved, you select items from AADL’s approved product lists and purchase them from approved vendors; cost-sharing rules may apply.
Which items are commonly funded through AADL?
Examples include walking aids (and accessories), lifters and slings, wheelchairs (manual/power under specific criteria), and home-care beds, mattresses and accessories—all detailed in the product-list PDFs (with eligibility notes and warranties).
Can we buy equipment first and submit the receipt later?
No. AADL says clients must be assessed and authorized before purchasing; the program cannot refund purchases made prior to authorization.
What are the fastest home-safety changes we can make while waiting for equipment?
Clear floors and stairs, secure cords along walls, improve lighting (add nightlights), remove or secure loose rugs, and fix uneven steps—these steps appear across Alberta’s checklists and public fall-prevention pages.
How do you handle privacy and paperwork for equipment orders?
We share only the minimum necessary information with clinicians and vendors under Alberta’s Health Information Act (HIA); you have rights to access and correction of your health information.
Is any of this covered by CDHCI?
CDHCI funds authorized service hours (e.g., personal care and essential health-linked homemaking). The purchase of equipment is through AADL (or private insurance), not CDHCI; however, our time to coordinate equipment or perform safety setups can be scheduled privately, and some safety tasks may occur during authorized visits if they’re linked to health/safety. (Confirm details with your AHS case manager.)
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