Coronavirus Covid-19 Cleaning Guidelines for Care Homes 2021

COVID-19 Deep cleaning guidance in Care Homes

These guidelines are intended for both general cleaning and for disinfecting areas that have been exposed to a person who is ill with COVID-19. Areas in which a person with a confirmed COVID-19 infection has previously spent time need to be disinfected before resuming their use. These cleaning guidelines can also be applied in general cleaning to prevent the spread of communicable diseases and protect cleaning staff from infections.

Deep cleaning is a more enhanced programme of environmental cleaning, which compliments the routine daily cleaning in a care home. It includes the thorough cleaning of all surfaces, floors, soft furnishings and re-useable equipment either within the whole environment or in a particular area, e.g. resident’s room. The deep clean must only be performed by staff whom have been trained in the use of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), and in line with the current Public Health England (PHE) and national guidance.

Colour coding

All care home facilities are recommended to adopt the national colour coding scheme for cleaning materials (see below). All cleaning items, e.g. cloths, mops, buckets, aprons, should be colour coded.

Equipment required for a deep clean

The golden rule for cleaning is to always work from the cleanest area toward the dirtiest area, and from top to bottom, covering all surfaces using a ‘S’ shaped pattern, taking care not to go over the same area twice. This will greatly reduce the risk of cross contamination. PPE should always be worn, e.g. disposable gloves, apron and eye protection.

Upon completion of the deep clean

Removing PPE as per PHE guidance before leaving the room.
Ensure all PPE is disposed of in double bagged, tied waste bags
Dedicated or disposable

Please note: this guidance is of a general nature. Employers should consider the specific conditions of individual places of work and comply with all applicable legislation, including the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

Regular cleaning plays a vital role in limiting the transmission of COVID-19.

Infection prevention and control in care homes

At Ashley Cleaning Services we can rid your care home of Covid-19 with our fogging service. Don't risk your staff and your residents health, let us clean for you!

Ashley Cleaning Services offers deep cleaning and antiviral fogging to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases. All products used are authenticated and come with assurance documentation. Please go to our coronavirus page for more information and get a quote.

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with safe and clean facilities

Ashley Cleaning provide effective disinfection and cleaning services which will help control the spread of infection and present the right impression to staff, visitors and residents.

Our reliable and dedicated local covid teams will clean your facilities to the highest of standards so you can concentrate on providing the very best care to your residents.

We will work with you to develop a cleaning schedule that is right for your care home and it’s needs, to minimise disruption and agree on the areas you would like us to look after.

Ashley Cleaning are well equipped to look after all areas of your care home from communal spaces, toilets, kitchens, rooms, floors and ceilings. With our emphasis on quality and reliability, you are in the best hands the UK has to offer. Our dedicated team are passionate about cleaning your care home facilities and want to help you create a hygienic and safe environment for all.

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Care home cleaning services

Healthcare environments such as care homes are subject to strict healthcare cleaning standards and legislation surrounding the quality of hygiene that must be maintained.

We can provide specialist medical deep cleaning for healthcare establishments to help maintain a high level of hygiene and minimise the risk of infection, supporting you in protecting your employees’ health and maximising the quality of patient care.

We offer a range of services to help you protect your patients and employees.

We provide comprehensive deep cleaning to disinfect all areas and use Ultra Low Volume (ULV) disinfection fogging, which uses extremely small droplets of a disinfectant that can settle on top of and on the sides of many objects and inaccessible surfaces that may not be reached using conventional cleaning methods. We offer a range of services to suit your disinfection and healthcare cleaning needs.

Keeping Clean

Keeping a care home clean and hygienic is crucial. We have a duty to look after the most vulnerable in our society and we are currently busy assisting with Deep cleans and Builders cleans of care homes, hospitals and other temporary accommodation settings for the NHS during this critical time.

Care Home and Nursing Home cleaning demands professional experience as extra care and a specific set of procedures need to be followed. Our teams will sanitise the entire premises from top to bottom using certified products and chemicals. All areas are cleaned including wiping the ceilings and walls, dusting high level areas and wiping vents, lights, etc, cleaning any furniture such as bed frames, as well as windows, all surfaces, skirting boards and flooring.

Special attention is paid to touchpoint areas such as door handles, taps, banisters, etc and extra care is given to deep clean bathroom and kitchen or food prep areas.

Carpets are washed and sanitised while hard flooring is scrubbed and cleaned using a professional rotary machine and then mopped over with specialist Antiviral products.

We offer the following cleaning services available for the Public Sector:

Coronavirus Deep Cleaning & Virus decontamination for schools, nurseries, universities, GP surgeries, hospitals, Care Homes and other learning and healthcare environments
Environmental cleaning
Hygiene cleaning
Back to work Deep Cleaning & Workplace Antiviral Sanitisation
Welfare Deep Cleaning & Disinfecting
Office space Deep Cleaning & Disinfecting