ADVERTORIAL
THAT CARED FOR FEELING With so many relatives online asking questions about what to look for in a good care home and laundry being one of the questions frequently discussed, it is understandable that the Care Quality Commission (CQC) advises relatives to ask if this ‘feels like a home or an institution’ when they visit. Clean towels, crisply laundered sheets and fresh clothing all add to the general feeling of care in any residential environment. Berendsen sees this as so important, that the company offers a variety of bedroom, bathroom and dining collections, as well as its residents’ clothing laundering service.
SUPPORTING INFECTION
PREVENTION Clean linen is a fundamental requirement of care, as items that come into direct contact with the body, such as clothing, bed sheets, pillow cases and towels, become contaminated during use. A well-managed laundry process
infection control, while the service as a whole also ensures a high quality finish on laundered items and allows for a substantial reduction in the amount of time that care home staff need to spend internally on laundry.
helps protect residents and staff from the spread of infection. The incorrect handling, or storing of infected linen is a key point of risk as infection can be transferred between contaminated and uncontaminated items of linen and the environments in which they are stored.
Berendsen operates to the highest European Standard for bio- contamination control - BS EN14065 - providing microbiologically clean linen. This ensures compliance with the latest best practice guidelines for
TURNING DOWN THE PRESSURE Outsourcing to a professional laundry provider such as Berendsen enables care home managers to rest assured that their textiles will always be there when they need them, where they need them, and how they need them – well maintained and freshly laundered.
Consistent quality provision is what care home managers strive to achieve in the day-to-day running of their residence and Berendsen excels at taking the stress out of laundry management for both public and private sector clients. Keeping cost- effective laundry operations running smoothly and successfully is of key importance to Berendsen.
www.berendsen.co.uk/care
Care home laundry -
It’s personal. We understand.
Your residents’ clothes are extremely personal to them and they require careful laundering to ensure they’re taken care of and returned to the correct person.
That’s why...
We use RFID technology prevents loss.
We use CoolChemistry, (a less aggressive wash).
MyBerendsen allows you to maintain control.
Maybe it’s time to change to an innovative service from Berendsen Call today: 0808 281 0310 or visit:
www.berendsen.co.uk/care
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