The Senterra Method™
A Clinically Structured Approach to Residential Safety Risk
Most home safety assessments rely on subjective judgment, contractor incentives, or generic aging-in-place checklists.
The Senterra Method™ was developed to replace that variability with a repeatable, clinically grounded evaluation framework that identifies, quantifies, and prioritizes residential safety risk.
Every Senterra evaluation is conducted using the same structured methodology — regardless of home size, location, or aesthetic — ensuring that recommendations are driven by clinical risk, not opinion.
Why a Method Is Required
Residential safety decisions are often made under uncertainty.
Families are forced to choose between:
incomplete inspections
conflicting contractor opinions
or emotionally driven decisions following an incident
The Senterra Method™ exists to establish a shared, objective baseline for understanding risk — before an injury occurs.
It allows safety to be discussed with the same clarity and discipline applied to medical, financial, or legal decisions.
The Senterra Score™
Each evaluation produces a Senterra Score™, a standardized 0–100 measure of overall home safety risk.
The score is designed to:
summarize complex environmental risk in a single, interpretable metric
enable comparison across homes and properties
track improvement as modifications are implemented
Higher scores reflect lower overall injury risk and stronger environmental support for safe daily function.
The Senterra Score™ is not intended to replace professional judgment — it is intended to anchor it.
Evaluation Scope & Domains
The Senterra Method™ evaluates the full residential environment, focusing on spaces where mobility, balance, vision, and daily task demands intersect.
Evaluation domains include:
Bathroom environments and transfer mechanics
Stairs, thresholds, and vertical transitions
Entryways and primary circulation paths
Flooring conditions, lighting quality, and visual contrast
Bedroom layout and nighttime navigation
Kitchen reach, task safety, and access
Emergency access, egress, and response considerations
Each domain is assessed in context, based on how the space is actually used — not how it appears.
Risk Weighting & Environmental Impact
Not all environments contribute equally to injury risk.
Within the Senterra Method™, higher weight is assigned to areas with a disproportionate association with falls, transfer injuries, and mobility-related incidents, including bathrooms, stairways, and primary transitions.
Weighting reflects:
common mechanisms of fall injury
transfer and balance demands
environmental stress during fatigue, illness, or reduced attention
This ensures that overall risk scores reflect clinical impact, not the simple accumulation of minor issues.
Hazard Severity Classification
Identified hazards are classified by severity, based on their potential to cause injury or materially limit safe function.
Severity categories include:
Low: Conditions with minimal injury potential; primarily optimization opportunities
Moderate: Conditions that increase fall or injury risk under certain conditions
High: Conditions that may result in injury without an additional triggering event
Critical: Conditions that present immediate or near-term risk of harm
Severity classification determines priority, not cost, scope, or aesthetic preference.
Clinical Sequencing of Recommendations
Safety improvements must be addressed in the correct order.
The Senterra Method™ organizes recommendations using a clinically sequenced framework designed to reduce risk efficiently and sustainably.
Stabilize
Immediate interventions required to address critical hazards and reduce near-term injury risk.
Strengthen
Targeted improvements that enhance mobility, usability, and environmental support for daily activities.
Enhance
Longer-term, design-integrated modifications that support independence, longevity, and quality of life.
This sequencing reflects how clinicians approach risk reduction in real-world environments — addressing what matters most, first.
Independence From Products and Installations
Senterra does not sell products, perform installations, or accept referral incentives.
The Senterra Method™ is intentionally independent of contractors, vendors, and manufacturers, allowing recommendations to remain objective and clinically grounded.
Families retain full control over how, when, and by whom improvements are implemented.
Intended Use & Limitations
The Senterra Method™ is designed to inform residential safety decisions.
It is not a substitute for medical diagnosis, emergency care, or building code inspections, and it does not guarantee the prevention of injury.
Instead, it provides a structured, defensible framework for understanding and reducing environmental risk.
Designed for Repeatability, Accountability, and Trust
The Senterra Method™ was built to scale without dilution.
It ensures that:
evaluations are consistent across homes and evaluators
risk prioritization is defensible and transparent
recommendations remain clinically grounded as the company grows
This structure allows families, advisors, and care teams to move forward with clarity — not guesswork.
Summary
The Senterra Method™ exists to bring discipline to residential safety.
It replaces subjective judgment with structure, replaces uncertainty with understanding, and allows families to act with confidence before risk becomes injury.