Specialist cleaning and compliance tasks can help to ensure that your home’s air and water supplies are as safe and healthy as possible. Gary Nicholls, MD of duct cleaning and Legionella risk expert Swiftclean, explains why air and water compliance is essential to laundry and cleaning routines, as well as to protect clients, visitors, and staff
When caring for the elderly, we all recognise that good air quality and clean water are essential. Over the years, industry guidance and best practice have been developed to support this aim, and we now have in place a number of regulations and specifications designed to manage the risks associated with the management of care homes.
Clean laundry is an important aspect of any residential facility, and this is especially true of care homes, where elderly and infirm residents need particular care and support. Some homes may tackle aspects of laundry in-house, while many completely outsource their laundry to external service providers.
It is estimated that commercial laundries in the UK wash, dry, and press over 50 million pieces of laundry a week, and their combined output includes over 90 per cent of the NHS's textile products, and 95 per cent of hotel linen. Commercial laundries also handle a huge number of uniforms from medical and care settings. In fact, the commercial laundry industry as a whole provides more than 24,000 jobs in the UK.
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