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A review of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control in care homes for older people 2005 — executive summary
Corporate Author	Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care (Care Commission)
Publisher	Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care, 2005
Pages	2 pp (full 32 page report available to download)
Source	Downloaded document : http://www.carecommission.com/documentuploads/142....
Keywords	Hygiene ; Infectious diseases ; Public health ; Care homes ; Inspection ; Scotland.
Annotation	Why is hygiene and infection control important in care homes? What types of infections cause outbreaks within care homes for older people? And what is important to older people living in care homes? This review based on an inspection of care homes in Scotland provides answers to these questions. This summary (also the main report) notes that most (72%) of the care homes appeared to be practising good infection control at the time of the inspection. Good practice is highlighted, for example: provision of aprons and gloves; use of disposable sacks; having clearly defined and monitored cleaning procedures; and having an identified member of staff or infection key worker who links in with the local NHS Infection Control Team. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-051115202 P
Classmark	LR: CJA: RC: KW: 3U: 9A *
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