Residences are buildings that house many people who normally have some characteristics in common. The residences usually have different rooms: individual or group rooms to sleep; individual or common bathrooms; kitchen and dining room; outdoor area and other common leisure rooms.
The cleaning of residences is really important and you must follow a key protocol so that we met the hygiene. In this article, we explain the details and steps to follow to achieve a correct cleaning of residences.
Frequency of residence cleaning
The floors and surfaces of all rooms in the residence have to be cleaned every day. Someone should empty regularly bins with a frequency of twice a day.
All its guests use the common areas of the residence, so intensive cleaning is very necessary.
For nursing homes, we need a higher frequency and more careful techniques because of the characteristics of their guests and thus avoid the proliferation and transmission of pathogenic microorganisms. We must clean the toilets of this type of residence at least twice a day. We should always clean these from the inside out and with the cleanest spaces to the least clean.
Floor cleaning
We must clean the floors using the wet sweeping system, which comprises moistening the utensils used and preventing dust from being raised, an element that is detrimental to the health of the residents of the residence. To carry out the scrubbing, two different buckets must be used: one that contains the water and the cleaning product and the other that only contains water for rinsing. In the same way, the mop must be different for each one. Cleaning products must be bactericidal detergents.
Cleaning of bathrooms in the residences
We must clean bathrooms with bactericidal, liquid, and non-corrosive detergents that do not spoil the different elements. It is important that the walls and surfaces do not remain. We must do the cleaning of the toilets both inside and outside without forgetting the drains. It is interesting to have the installation of bacteriostats since they project a load of bactericidal products every time the water is discharged from the toilet and disinfection is carried out automatically.
Cleaning of individual rooms
The cleaning of residences also implies the cleaning of the rooms, whether single or double (the most common) or in groups (it is very rare that over two people stay in the same room). To proceed with its cleaning, it is important that the air conditioning or heating be disconnected, the bins are emptied and the windows open to ventilate for at least 20 minutes. We can clean the furniture with cloths moistened with water and the product.
What products to use in cleaning residences?
It is important to know how to choose to clean products since they can harm the health of residents if their composition includes alcohol or acids. Water is the most basic cleaning material since it dissolves dirt, but requires the addition of chemicals to fight germs. Within the cleaning of residences, it is important not to forget to disinfect all surfaces and common areas since, if we do not disinfect correctly, the area can be contaminated again quickly.
For example, bleach is one product that people have the most doubts about. Its disinfection capacity is very high, and it is highly required in social and health cleaning, but many cleaning companies questioned its ability to kill all microorganisms. We cannot mix it with other strong chemical cleaners such as ammonia. In addition, the light causes the quality of the properties of the bleach not to be lost.
Recommendations for residential cleaning companies
Cleanliness and hygiene are two key elements to have service excellence, whether in nursing homes or student residences. The first type of residence requires detailed sanitation and in-depth disinfection necessary for the health of the residents. However, the cleaning of student residences also entails the need for cleaning in as much detail as possible, since its residents are young and tend not to properly clean their own rooms or take care of the rest of the rooms. Common student residences are places where parties and events are held. Meaning that bring together many young people who usually drink and do not care about the environment. For this reason,
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