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Category: Managing a Facility

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Utility Room

A utility room, or sluice room, is a designated working space within the facility, accessible for healthcare workers only. The utility room is a closed room that is appropriately equipped and used for  Sluicing, decontamination and storage of bedpans, urinals and bowls Testing and disposal of resident specimens Disposal of...

Medical Records and Administration

Business and administration employees may be both directly and indirectly involved in infection prevention and control strategies in residential aged care.  Reception employees are often the first to see visitors entering the facility, and, as such, they will need to enforce the required infection prevention and control protocols, which are...

Renovations and Construction

Infection prevention and control requirements are critical to the planning of a residential aged care facility and need to be incorporated into plans and specifications.  All areas of a facility should be designed, constructed, furnished and equipped to minimise the risk of transmission of infection. Facility layout should facilitate the application...

Catering Service

Cleanliness, safe food handling, hygiene precautions and maintenance are important in residential aged care to ensure infection prevention and control is maintained.  All food service employees must adhere to the Food Safety Australia/New Zealand Food Safety Standards. For further information and guidance, refer to your local, national, state or territory authority....

Animals and Pet Therapy

Animals and pet therapy programmes help improve residents' quality of life by offsetting loneliness, helplessness and boredom. With the integration of animals and pet therapy into aged care facilities, it is vital that appropriate infection control measures are implemented to reduce the risk of infection. Although uncommon, animals within a...

Maintenance Employees

Maintenance employees are required to undertake education on infection prevention and control principles in order to protect themselves and others from infectious diseases. Standard Precautions When maintenance employees enter resident care areas to carry out maintenance and repairs, they must perform hand hygiene following the '5 Moments for Hand Hygiene'...