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Care Home Maintenance and Environment Checklist

by Claire Wright, from the Community

Use this care home maintenance and environment checklist to standardize weekly and monthly inspections. Verify fire alarms, emergency lighting, extinguishers, and service certificates. Check first aid supplies, evacuation plans, and housekeeping. Capture findings on corridors, lounges, WCs, bathrooms, showers, kitchens, and laundry areas, including fixtures, flooring, lighting, extractor fans, and sanitary ware. Record risk assessments (COSHH, asbestos, manual handling, lone workers, young employees, expectant mothers, working at height). Assign actions for in-house fixes or contractors and note safety issues.

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Care Home Maintenance and Environment
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