CLEANING & HYGIENE Taking Care of Cleaning Lisa Wilks, Consumer Brands Marketing Lead at Diversey UK & Ireland, discusses the key
cleaning and hygiene points that care homes must adhere to in order to create a safe and welcoming environment for current and potential residents.
Good cleaning and hygiene is always important, but nowhere more so than the care home environment. Residents oſten enter a home at a vulnerable time in their life, perhaps uncertain of the changes taking place. They, along with their loved ones, need reassurance that the home they have chosen will provide a safe and secure environment. Cleaning and hygiene can play a key role because, in addition to protecting against infection and illness, it helps create the right impression, appearance and ambiance.
Daily cleaning routines should cover all areas of the home while paying particular attention to key hotspots that residents and visitors will notice. However, homes should also choose their products carefully because this too can affect hygiene outcomes and perceptions of the home. Cleaning products with professional formulations have been developed to meet the cleaning needs of a business rather than a domestic environment.
Diversey’s Pro Formula range meets these challenges with a full set of easy- to-use cleaning products, designed specifically for small-to-medium size businesses to complete routine tasks quickly and economically with excellent results. The range combines professional formulations from Diversey with easily recognised and familiar brands from Unilever including Persil, Cif, Comfort, Domestos, and Sun.
Food safety is always critical. The majority of food-related illnesses are caused by bacteria and around 40% of all outbreaks are the result of poor hand hygiene and cross-contamination. Keeping hands and hard surfaces clean, especially in food preparation and serving areas, is therefore the single most important aspect of food safety. Cif Professional 2in1 Kitchen Cleaner Disinfectant, part of the kitchen range from Pro Formula, cleans and disinfects
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all surfaces in food premises. This powerful cleaner is perfume-free, BS EN 1276-accredited and effective against a wide range of micro-organisms.
Frequently touched surfaces and equipment elsewhere in the care home, such as door handles, can also present an increased risk of infection. Regular cleaning of these using a suitable product will eliminate any potential source of infection and cross- contamination.
In addition to improving safety and wellbeing, effective cleaning can also maintain and improve the appearance of the care home. This is important because it offers reassurance to current and potential residents that the care home is safe and takes cleaning and hygiene seriously. Although well- defined cleaning programmes will cover all areas of the home, there are some parts that residents will notice more than others, such as clean floors.
In residents’ rooms, keeping the bathroom clean and fresh is vital. Cif Professional 2in1 Washroom Cleaner, part of the bathroom range from Pro Formula, is ideal for all hard surfaces – including porcelain, chrome, stainless
steel, plastics and ceramics – because it cleans effectively and helps remove and prevent any unsightly limescale, Domestos Mould Free ensures unsightly bacteria harbouring mould build-up in showers is dealt with quickly and effectively. Keeping bed linen and towels clean, soſt and fresh is also paramount. Persil Professional Laundry Detergent Hygiene disinfects at 40°C and eliminates 99.999% of bacteria, such as E. coli and MRSA, even at low temperatures.
Finally, don’t forget the small things that can make a big difference, such as keeping windows, mirrors and chrome fixtures and fittings bright and shiny. Cif Professional Window & Multi Surface Cleaner, for example, quickly removes grime and grease to leave a streak-free shine in seconds.
Cleaning can sometimes be a chore that gets in the way of running the care home and looking aſter residents. By choosing the right product for the right application, care homes can simplify and improve their cleaning operations while showing residents and visitors that they take hygiene seriously.
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