Comparing Chemical Costs in Aged Care
It’s hard buying hygiene consumables for aged care. On the one hand, you want your colleagues to have the safest face masks, gloves, and cleaning chemicals. On the other, budget limitations are a hard reality in the aged care industry, and it’s your job to make savings for your facility. You’ve got two conflicting needs: […]
How School Cleaning Teams Boost Learning with a Clean Learning Environment
Have you ever felt that your cleaning team is overlooked in the school’s hierarchy? Do you sometimes feel that your professional contributions to the school’s daily operations aren’t fully recognised, with concerns dismissed as just routine cleaning tasks? The truth is your cleaning team’s efforts are crucial. Your team makes the school more efficient, saves […]
What Makes a Liquid Laundry Chemical Dispenser State of the Art?
Clean and soft laundry is incredibly important for residents in aged care facilities. Making the laundry process easier for the staff in your nursing home will save time, and making it more efficient will pay dividends in saved money. Having inefficient laundry equipment is also a threat to the eco-friendly status of your nursing home. […]
What is Best Practice Procurement in Aged Care?
The ideal aged care facility runs like a well-oiled machine, with staff members all doing their bit. When every part of your facility is properly taken care of, your service will go above and beyond compliance, with staff free to provide high quality care to residents. In this article, we’ll look at best practice procurement […]
What Does Direct Care Time Mean for Aged Care CEOs?
7 Infection Prevention and Control Leads Reveal Problems with the Job
As your facility’s Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) lead, you might be crushing it… or the role might be crushing you. You need to be at the top of your game to protect your residents, as COVID-19 is still prevalent in Australian aged care. But is every IPC lead on top of it all? Or […]
The Hidden Costs of Hospitality Management in Australia
Every year during budget planning, hospitality managers look over their operations for ways to cut costs and make their operations more efficient. After all, every extra dollar sent to the bottom line supports the long-term stability and growth of any business. You probably review rent, wages, insurance, and cost of goods repeatedly to find potential […]
What is the Role of an Aged Care Consultant?
In 2025, aged care facilities should focus on preventative compliance, especially in the areas of cleanliness and infection control. Learn how Veridia’s consulting services can help your aged care facility meet the Standards and improve operational efficiency. The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC) is moving from reactive to preventative measures of compliance enforcement […]
Laundry Hygiene: Effective Aged Care Linen Soaking Techniques
In aged care, laundry doesn’t get attention unless it goes wrong. And when it does, you’re accountable for everything from cross-contamination to torn linens. Yet, no one seems to have the time to explain the science of laundry, even though it could boost your efficiency and wash results. Our laundry expert, Dean Constable, is filling […]
Teach These 10 Food Safety Essentials to Future Chefs on International Chefs Day
You know it better than most – the life of a chef is hectic, with never-ending work and a lot of time spent on your feet. Why should you spend your valuable time teaching unruly kids the basics of kitchen safety? Surely your time would be better spent in your restaurant or learning the techniques […]
