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Cayman Accessible Home & Mobility Checklist

Before buying, renting, adapting, managing, or moving into a Cayman home, compare the exact household's self-defined functional brief with the complete route from parking or drop-off through entrances, common areas, circulation, daily-living spaces, controls, emergency continuity, and adaptation records. This is a documentary property checklist—not a disability or capacity assessment, occupational-therapy plan, measurement protocol, accessibility audit, code or approval opinion, adaptation design, equipment recommendation, responsibility decision, or statement that a home suits a person.

Updated August 2026·21 min read·By Move to Cayman editors

Short answer

Before buying, renting, adapting, managing, or moving into a Cayman home, compare the exact household's self-defined functional brief with the complete route from parking or drop-off through entrances, common areas, circulation, daily-living spaces, controls, emergency continuity, and adaptation records. This is a documentary property checklist—not a disability or capacity assessment, occupational-therapy plan, measurement protocol, accessibility audit, code or approval opinion, adaptation design, equipment recommendation, responsibility decision, or statement that a home suits a person.

Last updated August 2026Canonical: /housing/accessibility-mobility-home-adaptation-property-checklist

Key facts

  • Updated August 2026 for current Cayman relocation planning.
  • 6 connected files — household, arrival, daily use, adaptations, continuity, and action evidence
  • Let the person define the activities, routes, communication preferences, assistance categories, privacy boundary, decision, and deadline that matter.
  • Use licensed Cayman professionals for legal, immigration, tax, medical, insurance, and financial decisions.

Short answer: connect six household-to-home evidence files

A useful review connects six files: the household's own functional and privacy brief; parking, drop-off, exterior route and entrance evidence; internal circulation and daily-living interfaces; adaptation, approval, inspection, service and defect records; emergency and continuity planning; and a responsibility/action register for every gap. Keep the person's language and choices separate from a listing claim, ordinary observation, supplied measurement, drawing, clinical assessment, technical report, code interpretation and official record. Move to Cayman does not diagnose, measure, prescribe, design, inspect, certify, approve, allocate responsibility, or decide whether an exact home is accessible or suitable. The Disabilities (Solomon Webster) Act's official publishing details show sections 3, 4 and 6 through 20 are not in force, while sections 1, 2 and 5 are in force; the 2025 Cayman-specific code announcement describes phased integration, not an exact-property code result.

6 connected files
household, arrival, daily use, adaptations, continuity, and action evidence
  • Let the person define the activities, routes, communication preferences, assistance categories, privacy boundary, decision, and deadline that matter.
  • Translate accessible, wheelchair friendly, step-free, adapted, ageing ready, and suitable into exact features, dates, records, limitations, and open qualified questions.
  • Follow the complete journey—not one photograph—from lawful parking or drop-off through external paths, entries, circulation, rooms, controls, common areas, and alternatives.
  • Separate ordinary observations from measurements, clinical findings, building-code interpretations, approval records, and property or legal conclusions.
  • Close material gaps with the appropriately scoped health, design, building, strata, landlord, legal, insurance, property, or other professional party before the relevant deadline.

Define the household's own functional brief, language, privacy, decision, and deadline

The property file should begin with the person, not a diagnosis, an agent's assumptions, a former occupant, or a generic accessibility template. NCPD material emphasizes dignity, autonomy, independence, visible and invisible disabilities, preferred communication, and asking before helping. HSA describes occupational therapy as client-centred and tied to everyday activity and environment. Record only what the household chooses and what is necessary for the property decision; keep diagnoses, detailed medical records, resident identities, schedules, access codes and precise security-sensitive routes out of ordinary viewing notes, public links, analytics and broadly shared packs.

Define the household's own functional brief, language, privacy, decision, and deadline
Brief fieldEvidence to captureKeep open
Person-led activity briefPreferred terms and communication; exact activities, routes or interfaces the person wants reviewed; mobility, sensory, dexterity, stamina, cognitive or assistance categories only as they choose to describe them; usual aids at a high level; priorities and alternatives.No diagnosis, capacity or performance test; no assumption that age, appearance, device use, a caregiver statement, or a medical label predicts what the person can do or wants.
Participants and consentPerson leading the decision, authorized family/caregiver or representative, property parties allowed to receive defined questions, health/design advisers where engaged, consent boundary, and controlled record owner.Who may make a clinical, property, financial, legal or care decision; authorization is role- and purpose-specific and this page does not establish it.
Exact property scopeAddress, unit/development, private/common boundary, levels, parking or arrival point, occupancy or transaction stage, current access authority, supplied plans, represented adaptations, inaccessible areas and recent changes.Whether a listing, plan, report, certificate, measurement, approval or prior assessment covers the same unit, configuration, person, activity and date.
Decision and deadlineViewing, shortlist, offer, lease, move-in, renovation, discharge, caregiver setup, insurer or other decision; conditions, requested deliverable, responsible owner, dependencies and deadline.Whether the evidence is enough and whether to lease, buy, adapt, occupy, delay, renegotiate, waive a condition, move in or withdraw.

Translate accessible, wheelchair friendly, step-free, adapted, and suitable into evidence

These phrases can compress different people, routes, classifications, standards, dimensions, dates, areas, assistance arrangements and common-property responsibilities into one reassuring label. Preserve the speaker, exact wording, date, intended person or market, property and route, feature list, measurement or assessment source, standard or approval represented, exclusions, later changes, maintenance state and reliance limits. Treat each phrase as a representation until the exact household and an appropriately scoped current record are connected.

Translate accessible, wheelchair friendly, step-free, adapted, and suitable into evidence
RepresentationAsk forDo not treat as proof
Accessible or mobility friendlyWho made the claim; exact parking, path, entrance, internal route, rooms, controls and common areas included; household or standard referenced; measurement/report source; date; access limits; changes; and current confirming party.A listing badge, marketing paragraph, agent/owner statement, photograph, prior occupant, broad certificate heading or absence of a complaint as accessibility, compliance or household-fit evidence.
Step-free or ground floorStart/end points, every external and internal level change, thresholds, ramps or lifts represented, alternative route, gates/doors, weather or drainage interfaces, private/common boundary, and record or qualified finding.That one entrance, one floor label or one photograph covers parking, paths, thresholds, all rooms, amenities, emergency routes, common areas or changes in operation.
Adapted or ageing readyExact feature and intended use, request/design basis, drawings, permissions, permit and inspection trail where applicable, installer, product/equipment identity, service/warranty, current condition finding, removal/reinstatement terms and later alterations.That a ramp, rail, lift, shower, alarm interface, lower control, wider-looking opening or previous occupant's use is approved, maintained, clinically appropriate, code-compliant, transferable or suitable.
Suitable for your householdPerson-led activity brief, exact route and room evidence, decision-grade measurements or assessments where needed, assistance and emergency plan, common-property records, limitations, unresolved questions and current decision owner.A property professional, owner, landlord, manager, contractor, device supplier, family member or this checklist as deciding clinical, technical, legal, financial or transaction suitability.

Map parking, drop-off, the exterior route, gates, and the exact entrance

NCPD public education distinguishes authorized blue-space use, the access aisle beside a space, clear ramps, visible and invisible disabilities, and asking before helping. Use that material to ask respectful arrival questions—not to determine parking entitlement or turn public-education examples into a residential design standard. Trace the complete ordinary and emergency arrival chain from the household's actual vehicle, transport or pedestrian starting point through the exact property boundary, weather-exposed areas, common controls and entrance.

Map parking, drop-off, the exterior route, gates, and the exact entrance
Arrival segmentEvidence to connectBoundary
Parking or drop-offExact space or drop-off point, authorization and allocation record, access aisle as represented, vehicle and transfer needs defined by the person, kerb or level changes, surface, shelter, lighting, drainage, route start, common-property responsibility and alternatives.No badge/entitlement decision, space-size or transfer-clearance certification, traffic-safety opinion, allocation right, towing/enforcement advice, or assumption that a marked space remains available.
Exterior pathStart/end points, surface and transitions, gradients/crossfalls only from a supplied or professionally documented measurement, drainage/water history, lighting, shade/weather exposure, obstructions, maintenance, temporary works and alternate route.Do not improvise a slope or slip test, declare a route level/safe/compliant, move heavy items, enter unsafe areas, or treat dry-day appearance as storm, night or maintenance evidence.
Gates and access controlsExact gate/door, private/common owner, opening method represented, key/fob/intercom/remote arrangements, assistance and communication needs, power/network dependency, hours/rules, failures, service records, manual or emergency process from the responsible party, and access authority.No force/reach measurement, powered-system test, override, code sharing, security bypass, reliability guarantee, emergency-operation instruction or conclusion that every authorized user can operate it.
Entrance and thresholdDoor and approach identity, landing/porch, weather exposure, threshold or step as recorded, door/hardware operation only through authorized ordinary use, lighting, mat/drainage, intercom, secondary entrance, recent work and qualified measurement or finding.Appearance or a casual tape reading does not establish clear width, force, manoeuvring clearance, weather safety, emergency use, accessibility, approval, code compliance or household fit.

Map doors, thresholds, circulation, levels, stairs, lifts, and common areas

The Disabilities Act's section 2 definitions describe access in relation to approaching, entering, communicating with, using and manoeuvring within premises, and define the built environment broadly. The official publishing details show that sections 3, 4 and 6 through 20 are not in force, leaving sections 1, 2 and 5 in force. This page therefore uses the commenced definitions as bounded vocabulary and does not turn uncommenced text into a private-housing right or duty. Map each actual route and keep current clinical, technical, code and legal questions with the appropriate professional.

Map doors, thresholds, circulation, levels, stairs, lifts, and common areas
Route laneEvidence fieldsDo not conclude
Doors and thresholdsExact opening and route role, door type and hardware as represented, supplied/professional dimensions and method, threshold/transition, closer or power assist, condition/repair record, private/common owner, access limits and household question.Clear passage, reach, operating force, manoeuvring space, safe use, emergency release, required hardware, code compliance or usability for a person from appearance or an unqualified reading.
Corridors and circulationRoute between the household's priority spaces, fixed and movable elements, supplied/professional dimensions, turning or passing questions, floor transitions, lighting, temporary storage/works, changes and alternative route.Permission to rearrange another party's property, a turning template, universal wheelchair fit, transfer safety, fall risk, circulation adequacy, maintenance duty or continued availability.
Levels, stairs and balconiesRooms and activities on each level, stair and handrail records, landings, balcony/edge interfaces, represented assistance, restrictions, alterations, qualified findings and plan for a lift outage or inaccessible level.No stair, handrail, edge, transfer, carrying, evacuation or fall-prevention instruction; no safety/compliance finding; and no assumption that assistance makes a level suitable.
Lifts and common routesLift identity and areas served, access rules, dimensions only from responsible records, controls/communication represented, inspection/service/outage history, backup-power or emergency process as documented, stairs/alternatives, management contact and open household question.Operation, reliability, capacity, emergency availability, backup duration, code compliance, accessibility, rescue, evacuation suitability or right to alter a common interface.

Map bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, laundry, storage, and caregiving interfaces

HSA says occupational therapists may provide home assessments, support home adaptation and activities of daily living such as cooking, toileting and bathing, and offer equipment assessment and training. That makes OT or another appropriately scoped health professional a relevant handoff—not a reason for this property page to perform a task analysis, fall-risk assessment, transfer trial, clinical measurement, treatment plan or equipment prescription. Connect each space to the exact activity defined by the person and the professional question that remains.

Map bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, laundry, storage, and caregiving interfaces
Daily-living areaEvidence to organizeProfessional boundary
Bedroom and restExact room and route, bed/furniture configuration as represented, door and circulation evidence, switches/controls, storage, bathroom link, caregiver/visitor category, essential equipment dependencies, privacy and alternative room questions.No bed or equipment placement, transfer, turning, supervision, pressure-care, clinical-access, sleep, care-staffing, fire-safety or room-suitability recommendation.
Bathroom and toiletExact toilet, basin, shower/bath and entry; supplied/professional measurements; fixtures, rails/seats/equipment as represented; waterproofing and alteration records; hot-water/ventilation interfaces; service/defects; privacy and assistance question.No transfer demonstration, wet-surface test, rail/seat/equipment selection, load/capacity assumption, fall-risk score, plumbing/electrical finding, adaptation design or safe-use conclusion.
Kitchen and food activityPerson-defined preparation/storage activity, route, counters/cupboards/appliances/controls as represented, supplied measurements, reach/work-surface question, electrical/gas/heat interfaces, ventilation, assistance, equipment and alteration records.No reach-range, appliance, work-height, fire, burn, lifting, nutrition, care, electrical, gas, equipment or ergonomic prescription and no claim that one lowered feature makes the kitchen usable.
Laundry, storage and caregivingExact route and task, doors/controls, shelves and fixed equipment as represented, floor/drainage/heat interfaces, required supplies or mobility aids at a high level, assistance arrangements, service history, access limits and alternative plan.No lifting, carrying, transfer, supervision, manual-handling, appliance-operation, storage, care-plan, staffing, equipment or property-fit instruction.

Map controls, lighting, alarms, communication, sensory needs, and assistive-technology interfaces

NCPD guidance asks people to respect communication preferences, recognize visible and invisible disabilities, and ask before helping. The Act's definitions include communication and assistive devices, but this page neither diagnoses a sensory or cognitive need nor decides what accommodation, device or building modification is legally required. Document what the person says works, what the property represents, what records exist, and what an appropriately scoped health, access, fire, electrical, security, design or technology professional still needs to assess.

Map controls, lighting, alarms, communication, sensory needs, and assistive-technology interfaces
InterfaceEvidence questionsHard boundary
Switches, handles and controlsExact control and activity, location and function as represented, ordinary authorized use observation, supplied/professional measurement, operating method, power/network dependency, instructions, faults/service, alternative control and household question.Do not test life-safety or energized systems, dismantle equipment, measure force/reach as a certification, change settings, prescribe controls or assume every person can operate them.
Lighting, glare and wayfindingDay/night and power-outage questions, fixture/control zones, natural light and glare as described, contrasting or tactile features represented, signs/landmarks, service records, common/private responsibility and professional finding where obtained.No lux, contrast, glare, vision, cognition, fall-risk, emergency-lighting, accessibility or code assessment and no DIY electrical or fixture adjustment instruction.
Alarms, intercoms and communicationRepresented audible/visual/vibration/text or other interfaces, exact private/common system, communication preference defined by the person, monitoring/account terms, instructions, service/test records supplied, power/network dependency, privacy and escalation question.No alarm or intercom test/operation procedure, audibility/visibility guarantee, device prescription, monitoring or emergency-response promise, DPA opinion, or claim that a signal will be received and understood.
Assistive and connected technologyHousehold-owned versus property-supplied item, exact function, compatibility representation, account/data ownership, installation/approval, network/power dependency, service/warranty, removal/reinstatement, security/privacy and qualified training question.No product selection, setup, programming, medical-device, cybersecurity, privacy, reliability, compatibility, installation, training or future-support recommendation.

Separate observation, representation, measurement, clinical finding, code interpretation, and official record

A photograph, video tour, floor plan, tape reading, product sheet, old assessment, contractor quote, permit, inspection or final certificate can each answer a different question. Preserve the source, author, authority or qualification, exact property/feature/person/activity, date, purpose, method and equipment where relevant, datum, access limitations, standard or question, exclusions, later changes and permitted reliance. A decision-grade measurement or assessment should be scoped by the appropriate professional; this page gives no measurement protocol and performs no remote or in-person access audit.

Separate observation, representation, measurement, clinical finding, code interpretation, and official record
Evidence classRecord with itDo not upgrade it into
Ordinary observationObserver, date/time and conditions, exact authorized position and route, what was visibly present, what was not accessed, photographs only with permission, change since, and question raised.A dimension, hidden-condition finding, operating test, code result, safety/accessibility conclusion, diagnosis, permission to alter, or proof that a route remains unchanged.
Representation or supplied measurementSpeaker/document, exact words or number/unit, feature and datum, stated method/equipment and author, date, plan/report link, purpose, assumptions, exclusions and requested confirmation.An independently verified measurement, professional opinion, current configuration, complete route, applicable standard, compliance or household-fit conclusion.
Clinical or access assessmentPerson and property/activity scope with consent, practitioner and professional scope, visit date, methods, findings and recommendations as written, limitations, equipment/adaptation questions, review conditions and authorized recipients.A universal property rating, diagnosis beyond the report, another person's fit, code approval, contractor specification, legal duty, cost promise or permanent conclusion after conditions change.
Technical or official recordProject/property identity, classification and code/standard only as written, drawing/revision, permit/review/inspection/certificate type, author/authority, date, exact work/areas, findings/conditions, later alterations and current confirming question.A clinical suitability assessment, complete history, warranty, defect-free status, private/common responsibility, approval of later work or permission to rely beyond the record's scope.

Reconcile adaptation, equipment, contractor, warranty, service, defect, and reinstatement history

An adaptation's presence does not show why it was chosen, who approved it, whether it is property or household equipment, what work was completed, how it has been maintained, or whether it remains appropriate. HSA makes equipment assessment and training a professional OT service; Planning and the property parties own different approval records. Build a chronology without operating, loading, moving, removing, modifying or trialling equipment or a structural feature for this checklist.

Reconcile adaptation, equipment, contractor, warranty, service, defect, and reinstatement history
Adaptation laneEvidence to reconcileDo not assume
Request and design basisWho requested what outcome, person-led activity or professional assessment referenced with consent, exact property/feature, designer or specifier, drawings/specification, alternatives considered as documented, review dates and limits.That an old recommendation applies to the current person, property configuration, code, product, task or care arrangement, or that Move to Cayman validates the design.
Permissions and workOwner/landlord/strata decisions, Planning/Building Control question, permit and inspection trail where applicable, contractor and trade scope, insurance, start/completion dates, variations, photographs/reports, access and completion record.Permission to start/change work, contractor qualification, workmanship, code compliance, structural/electrical/plumbing safety, final approval or a right to retain the adaptation.
Equipment and ongoing supportProduct/equipment identity, owner, supplied instructions, installation/commissioning record, user training only from the qualified provider, warranty and transfer terms, service schedule/history, faults/repairs, recalls as documented and support contact.Correct selection, safe load/use, compatibility, current operation, remaining life, spare availability, service continuity, warranty transfer, medical suitability or provider performance.
Change, removal and reinstatementLater household/property changes, relocation or removal record, decommissioning/disposal scope, landlord/strata conditions, making-good obligations, stored components, inspection/closure evidence, cost responsibility as documented and unresolved issue.That the feature may stay, move or be removed; that a tenant must restore or an owner must retain it; that closure work is complete; or that cost/liability is settled.

Reconcile current Planning, Building Control, owner, landlord, and strata approvals

The Building Code Regulations (2022 Revision) contain technical amendments involving accessible units and residential classifications. A December 2025 CIG announcement says a Cayman-specific code had been presented and refers to next steps, preparation for implementation and phased integration. Those facts make the current-date boundary more important, not less: do not choose an edition, classify a home, copy dimensions, infer grandfathering or decide approval from this guide. Ask Planning/Building Control or an appropriately qualified professional what applies to the exact property, work and date.

Reconcile current Planning, Building Control, owner, landlord, and strata approvals
Approval layerEvidence to requestBoundary
Planning and Building ControlExact project/record number, property, work description, drawings/revisions, professionals, classification only as officially recorded, applicable process/code confirmation, permit, plan reviews, inspections, conditions, certificate and later changes.No decision that work does or does not need permission, permit or inspection; no code edition/classification/exemption, dimension, compliance, completion or occupancy conclusion.
Owner or landlordWritten request and scope, property authority, lease/inventory terms, design/equipment and contractor documents, access, insurance, maintenance, cost, removal/reinstatement, response, conditions, dates and later transfer/handover.Consent, refusal, accommodation duty, discrimination, reasonableness, remedy, payment, access, disclosure, insurance, retention or reinstatement outcome from an informal discussion or feature presence.
Strata or managementUnit/common boundary, bylaws/rules and current decision process, plans, common-system or appearance interface, professional and insurer requirements, work/access hours, contractor controls, notices, decision/minutes, conditions, inspections and maintenance handoff.That unit work is private, a common route may be changed, approval is automatic, a prior unit's decision is precedent, or strata/manager responsibility is established.
Professional and contractor scopeLegal entity and named professional/trade, licence/registration or other qualification question for the relevant scope, engagement, drawings/specification, methods and assumptions, insurance, exclusions, change control, inspection/test records, completion deliverable and warranty.Qualification, independence, availability, suitability, price, performance, code authority, clinical authority, endorsement or responsibility outside the exact engagement and current evidence.

Build a private emergency and continuity file for fire, storm, outage, lift, water, communication, equipment, and transport

HMCI distinguishes ordinary shelters and Emergency Medical Centres, notes mobility, functional and medical vulnerability, caregiver accompaniment, equipment and backup supplies, and tells residents to follow current-threat information. That supports a private planning file—not a qualification, availability, home-safety or evacuation conclusion. Connect the property's exact systems and routes to the household's own current plan and official or clinical advice. Do not operate generators, transfer switches, lifts, alarms, medical equipment, utilities or other systems for this review.

Build a private emergency and continuity file for fire, storm, outage, lift, water, communication, equipment, and transport
Continuity laneEvidence to organizeDo not promise
Fire and evacuationExact private/common alarm and notification interfaces as represented, household communication/assistance categories, primary and alternative routes from responsible plans, common stairs/lifts policy, outside meeting and contact plan, fire-safety records and current official/professional questions.Alarm receipt, route safety, evacuation time, lift availability, assistance or rescue, compliance, emergency response, occupancy safety or a procedure to enter smoke, re-enter or fight a fire.
Storm and shelterCurrent HMCI information source, household decision owner, property/resilience and flood/access questions, transport, caregiver, shelter/EMC questions, essential documents/supplies, equipment and medication categories, animal plan, alternatives and review date.Shelter/EMC eligibility, admission, space, privacy, staffing, equipment support, transport, opening/location, storm safety or that a person should remain in or leave a home.
Power, lift, water and communicationsEssential household/property dependencies, responsible system owner/provider, represented backup and areas served, service/test records supplied, outage history, transfer/priority terms, battery/fuel/supply questions, lift and access alternatives, contacts and professional plan.Capacity, runtime, fuel or battery sufficiency, medical-equipment support, automatic transfer, safe connection/operation, lift recovery, water continuity, network coverage, priority restoration or outage performance.
Caregiver, health and transport handoffPerson-led assistance plan, authorized caregiver/health contacts, mobility or medical equipment only as needed, medication and records kept privately, accessible transport questions, hospital/provider plan, temporary accommodation and decision escalation.Medical advice, capacity, staffing, caregiver availability, transport accessibility, hospital admission, treatment, equipment operation, safeguarding, legal authority or a substitute for current emergency services.

Map ownership, access, maintenance, cost, insurance, disclosure, privacy, and responsibility from documents

Feature location, everyday use, installation, payment, possession, a provider logo, a past repair, a policy schedule or an informal promise does not settle responsibility. Join the sale/lease/inventory file to title or strata records, bylaws/rules, management instructions, adaptation decisions, permits, service contracts, invoices, warranties, notices, insurance and professional advice. Keep disagreement visible; this guide gives no landlord, tenant, strata, discrimination, accommodation, disclosure, insurance, liability or legal opinion.

Map ownership, access, maintenance, cost, insurance, disclosure, privacy, and responsibility from documents
Responsibility questionDocuments to connectKeep unresolved until
Ownership and right to useSale/lease/inventory, title or strata record, equipment invoice/serial record, gift/funding or loan terms, common-area rules, user licence/account, keys/controls, access authority and handover evidence.The entitled party or adviser confirms ownership, permitted users, transfer, account access, common/private boundary and any restriction in writing.
Inspection, service and repairResponsible-party documents, manufacturer/provider contract, qualified assessment, maintenance schedule, defect notice, work order, access log, invoice, warranty, recheck/closure, recurring issue and current exception.The exact duty, scope, deadline, access, cost, completion standard, reliance limit and remaining exception are documented by the responsible party or adviser.
Adaptation, removal and costHousehold request, clinical/design/technical scope, owner/landlord/strata decision, Planning/Building Control records, quote/contract, funding/insurance question, deposit/condition, maintenance and removal/reinstatement terms.An authorized decision resolves permission, design and professional scope, who pays, who owns, who maintains, what happens at sale/lease end and what evidence closes the work.
Privacy, disclosure and insurancePerson's sharing choices, controlled clinical/access reports, minimum property question, authorized recipients, redactions, retention/deletion plan, insurer/policy/claim correspondence, sale/lease disclosures and current legal/professional advice.No one infers consent, legal basis, disclosure duty, accommodation outcome, policy coverage, claim result, liability or permission to circulate medical or vulnerability information.

Close with a professionally scoped action register before the decision deadline

Turn every material unknown into one bounded line: exact household-defined activity, exact property/route/feature, evidence already held, observation versus measurement or professional finding, missing record, recipient with the right scope, question, requested deliverable, access/consent boundary, deadline, written completion evidence, reliance limit and unresolved state. NCPD, HSA or another health professional, Planning/Building Control, designer, contractor, landlord, strata, attorney, insurer and property professional are not interchangeable. A referral is not an endorsement or availability promise, and Move to Cayman does not assume their professional role.

Close with a professionally scoped action register before the decision deadline
Open issueRoute toClosure evidence
Household activity, communication, assistance, equipment or adaptation questionThe person first, then HSA occupational therapy or another appropriately scoped health/access professional where the household requests an assessment.Consent-bounded deliverable for the exact person, property, activity and date, with methods, limits, recommendations and review triggers—not a universal home rating.
Measurement, design, code, permit, inspection or technical questionPlanning/Building Control and the appropriately qualified architect, designer, engineer, surveyor, contractor or trade for the exact scope.Current written classification/process confirmation where needed, drawings/specification, decision-grade measurements, permit/review/inspection/certificate records and explicit exclusions.
Owner, landlord, strata, access, cost, disclosure, insurance or legal questionThe documented property party, manager, insurer and Cayman attorney or other authorized adviser as the issue requires.Written decision tied to the exact contract, rule, property, work, responsibility, cost, condition, deadline and remedy question—without this page interpreting it.
Shortlist, lease, offer, move-in or handover decisionThe household and its appointed professional advisers after the evidence files are reconciled; use a Move to Cayman plan review only to organize gaps and the next handoff.A household-owned decision record showing known evidence, professional findings, open exceptions, conditions, contingency and deadline. The transaction or occupancy verdict remains theirs.

Frequently asked questions

Does an accessible listing prove the home will work for my household?

No. Match the claim to the exact household-defined activities, parking or drop-off, full exterior and interior route, daily-living interfaces, controls, common areas, emergency plan, feature records, decision-grade measurements or assessments where needed, date, limitations and current qualified scope. A label, photograph or prior occupant proves neither code compliance nor household fit.

Should I measure doors, thresholds, slopes, and turning areas myself?

This page gives no measurement protocol and no code, safety or usability interpretation. Preserve a supplied or ordinary measurement only with its exact feature, units, datum, method/equipment, author, date, purpose and limitations, and label it accurately. Route decision-grade dimensions and their interpretation to the appropriately qualified health, access, design or building professional.

Does a ramp, lift, ground-floor unit, wide-looking door, or grab rail make a home accessible?

No single feature proves a complete route, correct approval, current condition, maintenance, emergency continuity, code compliance or fit for a person. Reconcile parking/drop-off, paths, gates, thresholds, doors, circulation, rooms, controls, common areas, adaptation history and the household's own current needs.

Can this checklist choose a ramp, lift, rail, shower seat, alarm interface, or other adaptation?

No. Equipment and building-modification choices may require the person's input plus clinical, occupational-therapy, design, engineering, code, owner/landlord/strata, insurer, installation and training scope. This page does not prescribe, size, design, approve, install, test, operate, maintain or endorse equipment or adaptations.

What Planning or Building Control approvals does a home adaptation need?

Do not assume from the feature, project size or another property. Ask Planning or Building Control about the exact property, classification, work and date, then reconcile owner, landlord or strata consent; drawings and professionals; permit and plan-review records; inspections, conditions and certificate; and later alterations. The 2025 Cayman-specific code announcement refers to phased integration, so it is not an operative-code shortcut.

How do accessibility checks change for a condo or managed property?

Join the private-unit file to parking or drop-off, gates, lobbies, corridors, lifts and stairs, amenities, alarms, outage and evacuation processes, access rules, service records and management decisions. Do not assume where common/private ownership, consent, maintenance, cost, insurance, adaptation or emergency responsibility begins and ends.

Who decides whether the home fits, who pays, and who must change it?

The person defines the household need. Appropriately scoped health, access, design and building professionals may assess their part. Exact sale, lease, title, strata, management, service, insurance and legal documents determine property rights, duties and costs. This checklist does not decide suitability, accommodation, discrimination, responsibility, remedy, funding or whether to lease, buy, adapt or occupy.

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