CLEANING & HYGIENE
preparing food. Great care should be taken in the care home kitchen to prevent the spread of infections via hands or surfaces. Good hand hygiene facilities should be supplied and single- use hand towels and surface wiping products should be used to prevent the risk of cross-contamination.
Plentiful hand hygiene equipment should also be supplied in the washrooms and at wash stations so that hand washing and drying can be carried out swiſtly, even by the busiest of staff. Soap should be housed in closed cartridges to avoid any risk of contamination before use. And all hand towel dispensers should give out only one towel at a time to ensure that each user only touches their own towel.
Since any visitor could potentially be bringing in bugs from outside while also risking picking up an infection at the home, signs should be posted in the washrooms to remind visitors of the importance of hand hygiene.
Hand sanitisers placed in strategic positions around the home will act as a further prompt while also supplementing hand washing facilities.
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However, sanitisers should not be used as a substitute for soap and water – particularly during an outbreak of C Difficile since this cannot be destroyed by chemicals.
And user-friendly hand hygiene products should be made available to care home residents as well since they could also be responsible for spreading infections. Gentle soaps and soft hand towels will be kind to their delicate skin and all dispensers should provide easy access to the products inside, even for the frail. For example, Tork Foam Soaps come in a dispenser that has a particularly low push force and has received the seal of approval from the Swedish Rheumatism Association as a result.
The stakes are high in a care home where there is an increased risk of infections and viruses. Staff, residents and visitors all need to play their part by practising good hand hygiene. And the management should ensure that a supply of user-friendly hand hygiene products is made available at all times to help keep the environment safe.
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