How to Ace the Five Moments for Hand Hygiene Auditing Process
4.6 million bacteria on every square centimetre – that’s a lot of dangerous micro-organisms on one surface.
Using WHS Principles for Infection Control in Aged Care
685* people living in Australian residential aged care have died from COVID-19.
How Dosage Helps You Reduce Hand Hygiene Costs
What makes one hand soap system better value than another?
How can you tell which dispensers will do the best for your budget?
Are You Comparing Chemical Costs Wrong?
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 chemicals.
Six Ways Your Consumables Procurement is Costing You Money
When you hear the phrase, “consumables procurement is costing you”, do unit costs, scale of economies and SKU consolidation come to mind? Or are you one of the few procurement and management professionals who appreciate the significance of time cost in your procurement departments? It’s a cliché for a good reason – time is money. […]
A New Era of Care: Automation in Aged Care
Technology integrating with our everyday lives and routines is no new concept. As it becomes more responsive, technology applies to and benefits many different industries. Now is the time for aged care to look at the possibilities in tech, because it’s about to be challenged. What does automation in aged care actually mean? With a […]
How To Create A Positive Culture Around Handwashing In Your Facility
Now more than ever, we know the importance of creating a positive and successful culture surrounding handwashing and hygiene in the fight against infection. We have seen first hand how easily infection can spread, and how effective hand washing is in stopping that spread. As restrictions, ease and the initial fear of the unknown relaxes […]
The Importance of Storytelling in Aged Care
Humans are born, bred, & hard wired to tell stories. Our cultures & civilisations were built on it. Not only does it allow us to share important information but to also form genuine connections through emotion and connect with our wider communities. If someone tells you a statistic, you may take it within its context, […]
What Best Practice Procurement Looks Like In Aged Care Facilities
What is Best Practice Procurement? A good aged care facility runs like a well-oiled machine. Departments and staff members all do their bit. When each part of a facility is properly taken care of not only does your service go above and beyond compliance but your staff members have more time to deliver direct care. […]
Maintaining Hygiene in the Classroom
With students out of sight and working from home, ‘out of mind’ would be easy to accomplish as well. Instead, why not take the opportunity of these quieter weeks and prepare for your charges’ return? COVID-19 has brought hygiene into the spotlight for all places where people gather, including schools – and that’s going to […]
