HADERSLEV · SOCIAL CLEANING

Social cleaning in Haderslev – with respect and discretion

Cleaning for residents in Haderslev who need help – with respect and discretion

Some residents of Haderslev Municipality need help because illness, age, grief or a difficult period has made keeping the home overwhelming. It might be a flat in the town centre, a terraced house in Vojens or a house in the countryside near Gram, and it's often a relative or a caseworker who takes the first step.

We help with thorough cleaning, clearing and disinfection and adapt the effort to the resident and the home – at a pace the resident can keep up with.

Once the home is in order, we can agree a regular plan so it stays a safe place to live.

Many people wait a long time before saying anything because they feel ashamed. That's why we never talk down to anyone, and we explain along the way what we're doing and why – so the resident stays in charge of their own home throughout.

Residents and relatives get in touch when the home has become too much to manage alone.

Municipal caseworkers use us for assessed cases that require a thorough effort and a plan for afterwards.

It's often home care staff who notice that the home has become hard to keep up, and then the caseworker contacts us.

Some jobs are a one-off, others become a regular agreement with periodic visits.

The first visit is a conversation at the kitchen table – not a clean. We listen to what the resident wants and what should stay, and agree a plan. Then we work room by room together with the resident, and letters, photos and valuables are gathered in a box so nothing goes missing.

Rubbish is sorted and disposed of as agreed, and we disinfect where the condition of the home requires it.

We take away rubbish and items to be discarded as agreed and sort them correctly.

Finally we walk round together with the resident and put right anything that isn't quite right. A couple of weeks later we check whether everyday life is working and whether regular visits are needed. In the stairwell we act discreetly, so the neighbours don't need to know anything.

Our staff are carefully selected, trained in the human considerations and have signed a confidentiality agreement.

We have experience with municipal assessments and know that the resident must feel respected throughout.

We never push, and we respect that every home and every resident is different.

We never discuss the job with anyone other than those involved in it.

Read more about social cleaning at Schmidts Rengøring or see all our services on cleaning in Haderslev.