Care Home Water Hygiene Checklist

You understand the importance of protecting residents, staff and visitors from water hygiene risks — but it can be difficult to know whether all the key checks are being considered, recorded and followed up.

Care homes and social care settings often have additional water hygiene considerations because residents may be more vulnerable to infection. Systems may also include showers, TMVs, assisted bathing areas, stored water, little-used outlets and areas with variable occupancy.

Our free checklist has been created to help care home managers, responsible persons, maintenance teams and compliance leads review key water hygiene tasks and identify areas that may need attention.

This practical checklist covers:

• Legionella risk assessment considerations
• Hot and cold water temperature checks
• Shower outlet management
• Little-used outlets and flushing
• TMV servicing considerations
• Cold water storage tanks
• Record keeping and follow-up actions
• Common areas where further support may be required

Ready to download your copy? Simply fill out the form.

Please note: This checklist is intended as a general guide for care homes and social care settings. It does not replace a site-specific Legionella risk assessment or written scheme of control. Requirements may vary depending on the water systems present, building use, resident vulnerability and existing control measures.