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Mattress and Mattress Cover Audit Checklist

by Jamal Ogungbola, from the Community

Conduct monthly mattress and mattress cover audits in hospitals and care facilities with this practical checklist. It guides auditors through hand compression and water penetration tests, checks for damage, failed zips, staining, odors, and moisture, and records outcomes by room. Use it to determine when covers or mattresses should be replaced and to document actions and signatures, helping maintain hygiene standards, patient safety, and compliance with local procedures.

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Mattress Audit Checklist
This mattress audit template helps healthcare teams assess bed mattresses for patient safety and hygiene. It guides checks on cover integrity, staining, water penetration, zips and seams, and internal cover condition. The core testing section reviews foam for splitting, staining, odour, and dampness, plus a fist test for firmness. For air mattresses, it verifies pump operation, inflation of cells, and alarms or error codes. Use this tool to standardize inspections, document findings, and escalate replacements or repairs to maintain infection control and quality care.
by Michelle Love-Patel, from the Community
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Mattress Audit
Use this mattress audit checklist to evaluate the condition, hygiene, and safety of patient mattresses in clinical settings. Inspect cover integrity, seams, zips, and water penetration, check for staining inside the cover, and assess the foam core for splitting, dampness, odors, and overall support via the fist test. For air mattresses, verify pump operation, inflation of cells, and any alarms or error codes. Document findings with photos, assign corrective actions, and escalate replacements to leadership or the manufacturer to uphold infection control and patient safety.
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Bed Safety Inspection Checklist
This bed safety inspection checklist helps hospitals and care homes assess beds for patient safety and compliance. Verify assembly condition, clearances, and operation of all functions. Measure side rail and mattress gaps to recommended thresholds, for example less than 60 millimeters at the headboard and mattress, less than 120 millimeters beneath rails, and either less than 60 or greater than 318 millimeters at the footboard. Confirm mattress type and pump settings based on resident weight, and check the presence and condition of rail bumpers. Use this for routine audits to reduce entrapment risk and document corrective actions.
by Claire Wright, from the Community
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Daily Unit and Room Checks
This daily unit and room checks template supports care teams in hospitals and long-term care by verifying resident well-being, hygiene, clothing, footwear, personal care, glasses and hearing aids, hydration, call bell access, and catheter status. It guides staff to review room cleanliness, bin emptying, bed position and power, air mattress settings, temperature, odors, trip hazards, and equipment condition, including toiletry stock and bathroom clutter. Use it to standardize observations and document repositioning schedules.
by Michelle Love-Patel, from the Community
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Mattress Audit Checklist

This mattress audit template helps healthcare teams assess bed mattresses for patient safety and hygiene. It guides checks on cover integrity, staining, water penetration, zips and seams, and internal cover condition. The core testing section reviews foam for splitting, staining, odour, and dampness, plus a fist test for firmness. For air mattresses, it verifies pump operation, inflation of cells, and alarms or error codes. Use this tool to standardize inspections, document findings, and escalate replacements or repairs to maintain infection control and quality care.

by Michelle Love-Patel, from the Community

10+

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Mattress Audit

Use this mattress audit checklist to evaluate the condition, hygiene, and safety of patient mattresses in clinical settings. Inspect cover integrity, seams, zips, and water penetration, check for staining inside the cover, and assess the foam core for splitting, dampness, odors, and overall support via the fist test. For air mattresses, verify pump operation, inflation of cells, and any alarms or error codes. Document findings with photos, assign corrective actions, and escalate replacements to leadership or the manufacturer to uphold infection control and patient safety.

by Michelle Love-Patel, from the Community

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Bed Safety Inspection Checklist

This bed safety inspection checklist helps hospitals and care homes assess beds for patient safety and compliance. Verify assembly condition, clearances, and operation of all functions. Measure side rail and mattress gaps to recommended thresholds, for example less than 60 millimeters at the headboard and mattress, less than 120 millimeters beneath rails, and either less than 60 or greater than 318 millimeters at the footboard. Confirm mattress type and pump settings based on resident weight, and check the presence and condition of rail bumpers. Use this for routine audits to reduce entrapment risk and document corrective actions.

by Claire Wright, from the Community

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Daily Unit and Room Checks

This daily unit and room checks template supports care teams in hospitals and long-term care by verifying resident well-being, hygiene, clothing, footwear, personal care, glasses and hearing aids, hydration, call bell access, and catheter status. It guides staff to review room cleanliness, bin emptying, bed position and power, air mattress settings, temperature, odors, trip hazards, and equipment condition, including toiletry stock and bathroom clutter. Use it to standardize observations and document repositioning schedules.

by Michelle Love-Patel, from the Community

10+

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Mattress and Mattress Cover Audit Checklist

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