Care Home Health and Safety Audits
At Lanahan Risk Management Services, we can help to make sure your care home is legally compliant when it comes to health and safety legislation, providing you with the peace of mind that all your residents and staff are safe.
Who is responsible for health and safety auditing in a care home?
Health and safety in care homes is the responsibility of the care home owner and/or the manager.
Care home owners must ensure that the correct procedures are in place for care home residents, but for employees too. Since employees have a duty of care to make sure health and safety protocols are followed, it is also the owner's responsibility to ensure employers are trained correctly.
What is included in a care home health and safety audit?
A care home health and safety audit is much like any other and although the specific details may differ, the standard checklist will include:
How often should health and safety audits be carried out in a care home?
For best practice, a health and safety audit in care homes should be carried out at least once a year as a minimum. This aligns in accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) standards.
The IPC service has also produced a rapid self-service tool which is recommended to be completed every 3-6 months to help ensure you are regularly reviewing and amending your policies where necessary.
Why health and safety audits are important for care homes
Health and safety audits in care homes are extremely important for a wide number of reasons, including:
Health and safety hazards in a care home
As within any specialised environment, there are specific hazards that need to be effectively reduced or controlled.
In a care home environment, these hazards can include but are not limited to:
Care Home Health and Safety Audits from Lanahan Risk Management Services
At Lanahan Risk Management Services, we have a range of different care establishments, meaning we know how important it is to have the right health and safety procedures in place.
Conducting a health and safety audit on your own can be daunting and an additional stress to what you may experience anyway working in a care home. This is where we can help with our health and safety audits and inspections.
We can spend time updating your care home’s policies and complete a risk assessment to ensure your team, residents and visitors are safe the whole time they are in the premises.
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