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Infection Control Audit for Care Homes

by Swallowfields Aimscare, from the Community

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Use this infection control audit template for care homes to verify compliance with best practice across hand hygiene, environmental cleaning, disinfectants, bathrooms, waste and sharps handling, policies and staff training, and laundry management. The checklist helps managers document findings, track corrective actions, and maintain safe standards to minimize cross infection risks for residents and staff.

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Infection Control Checklist - Care Homes

The Infection Control Checklist for Care Homes is designed to enhance hygiene practices and minimize infection risks within care facilities. It includes essential elements such as infection prevention policies, surveillance programs, outbreak management, and staff education, ensuring compliance with health standards to protect residents and staff.

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This Infection Prevention and Control checklist helps care settings standardize procedures for hand hygiene, staff training, sharps disposal, cleaning and disinfection, laundry segregation, PPE use, pest control, and waste management. It also guides documentation and notifications during infectious outbreaks, including HPT, UKHSA, CQC, and RIDDOR requirements. The template supports consistent compliance and safer environments across clinics, care homes, and community health services.

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Use this PPE audit checklist for care homes to assess staff readiness and adherence to standard infection control precautions. Verify correct risk assessment and selection of PPE for tasks, and observe proper donning and doffing order. Confirm clean, appropriate uniforms and safe, non-slip footwear, and capture sign-off. This template supports compliance, protects staff and residents, and helps standardize training and audits.

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This 2022 Infection Control Clinical Audit checklist helps hospitals and clinical units assess compliance with infection prevention practices. It covers hand hygiene facilities and technique, proper use of personal protective equipment, environmental cleanliness, patient equipment care and disinfection, linen handling, clinical and general waste management, spill response, sharps handling and disposal, and maintenance of medical equipment. It also includes checks for medical refrigerator management, urinary catheter care and IV line practices, and alignment with current infection control policies and guidelines. Use it to standardize audits across departments such as haemodialysis and emergency care and to document corrective actions.

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Infection Control Audit for Care Homes

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