The importance of Housekeeping, Environmental Audit, Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare facilities should never be diluted, overlooked or taken in a non-serious manner.
Cleanliness and upkeep should be the utmost priority especially in Senior Living facilities because a well-kept environment is the foundation for a healthy and safe living.
It is important for the Care Home Management and staff to follow a regimented routine on Housekeeping and Environmental Sanitation, all concerned personnel should be properly trained so that they can take informed decisions at all times.
This sub-chapter on “Procedures For Cleaning and Sanitation of Environment” which has been taken and adapted from “National Guidelines for Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare Facilities”, National Centre for Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GoI, January 2020.
This Annexure is part the International Operational Guidelines for Senior Citizen Care Homes which is being developed by a few of us.
This Annexure is not to be mistaken as the “Environmental Audit Tool” or the “Infection Prevention and Control Tool”, this is just a simple annexure which can be used by Care Homes which are being run on Charitable basis or Government supported.
The document can be downloaded here (Cleaning and Sanitation in Elderly Care Homes) or can be viewed below