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Care Home Environment Audit Checklist

by Jamal Ogungbola, from the Community

This audit checklist supports safe management of the care environment in residential care homes. It guides staff through checks across all areas, including bathrooms and showers, bedrooms, cleaner and clinical rooms, dining rooms, kitchens, hairdressing areas, laundry, linen storage, lounges and corridors, activity and sensory rooms, sluice or dirty utility, and toilets. Key practices include maintaining clean, intact surfaces and fixtures, robust hand hygiene facilities, appropriate color coding of cleaning materials, correct use of PPE, safe handling and segregation of waste, thorough cleaning and disinfection routines, and proper storage of sterile and clean items. Laundry operations emphasize commercial equipment, validated wash temperatures, and separation of dirty and clean workflows. The tool also covers commode and equipment decontamination, shower and sanitary ware maintenance, minimizing clutter, and ensuring residents’ hand hygiene before meals to reduce infection risks.

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