Corridors, pathways and hallways 

Corridors and pathways can be difficult if:  

• you have a condition that impacts your balance 
• the surface is uneven, steep, narrow or too wide 
• there are trip hazards  

We may recommend:  

• metal grabrails or railings 
• levelling surfaces 
• maintaining or clearing foliage like leaves from paths 
• clearing areas of items including removing loose mats or rugs 
• rehanging gates or doors to open on another side 
• additional or improved hallway lighting 

Door steps or stairs 

If you have too many door steps or they’re too steep, narrow or uneven we may recommend: 

• levelling the surface of the steps if they’re uneven 
• metal grabrails 
• non slip surfaces 
• porch covers for bad weather 
• making the height of a step lower for example, adding two smaller steps  
• temporary or adjustable ramps 
• colour contrast on step edges  

For stairs we may recommend:  

• additional handrails 
• grab rails like a newel rail for turning corners of the stairs 
• clearing stairs of items  
• changing flooring 
• downstairs toilets 
• downstairs living 
• lift options like a stair lift or through floor lift  

Front door and doorways 

We may suggest changes if : 

• your front door is too heavy 
• the threshold is too high 
• doorways is too narrow 
• there's not enough space to move around 

We may recommend:  

• replacing your door with a light weight one 
• using a different entrance to the property 
• metal grabrails 
• lower or level access threshold or door frame 
• widening the doorway 
• rehanging the door to open on another side 

Flooring, mats and rugs 

If your floor is slippery or there are trip hazards, we may recommend:  

• changing flooring 
• removing loose mats or rugs and never putting them in doorways 
• colour contrasting at doorways to new rooms or before steps 
• contrasting colours or patterns at the edges of mats and rugs 
• carpet tape to stick rugs or mats down