Protect Patients from Pests How to identify and eliminate bedbugs and other pests Even when we keep our facility sterile, bedbugs and other pests may be carried in on patients’ or their family’s clothes or possessions, causing infestations in mattresses, upholstered furniture, cracks and crevices. It is important that you make your best effort to […]

Nursing Home Safety Precautions Ergonomic tips for staff As an employee of a nursing home, you are subject to many stressors on your body throughout the day. This may include lifting heavy or awkward equipment, rolling food carts, pouring food out of heavy pots, reaching into containers, making repairs and doing housekeeping chores. Performing such […]

Laundering Safety Sheets, towels, gowns, blankets and other washable items used in health care facilities often come in contact with body fluids that can be dangerous for those who wash them. Contaminated and soiled linens can carry diseases, such as HIV and hepatitis. If you’re handling or washing laundry items during the course of your […]

Nursing Home Safety Precautions As an employee of a nursing home, you are subject to many stressors on your body throughout the day. This may include lifting heavy or awkward equipment, rolling food carts, pouring food out of heavy pots, reaching into containers, making repairs and doing housekeeping chores. Performing such repetitive and strenuous tasks […]

Preventing Violence on the Job Helpful tips for reducing your risk of injury at work Home health care workers provide care to patients in the patients’ homes, without the protections of a hospital setting. Because of this, home health care workers can be vulnerable as they face an unprotected and unpredictable environment each time they […]

Influenza Health & Safety Tips During flu season, influenza is a real concern in our health care facility. You work closely and come in direct contact with patients and other staff frequently, which means germs and bacteria can spread easily from person to person. In addition, there is a chance you will face exposure with […]