Objective

To maintain a clean, safe, and hygienic art room environment in the aged care facility, ensuring compliance with Australian cleaning standards and infection control guidelines.

Quick Reference

  • Facility Type: Aged Care Facility
  • Space: Art Room
  • Frequency: Daily
  • Responsible Role: Cleaning Team Member
  • Standard Code: ANCMF-AU-ACF-AR-02

Service Level

[“AS/NZS 3733:1995″,”ISO 14001:2015″,”EN 13549:2001″,”ISSA Cleaning Standards”,”Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare”]

Scope of Work

  • Dust all surfaces including tables, chairs, and shelves.
  • Sanitise all high-touch areas such as door handles, light switches, and art supplies.
  • Vacuum carpeted areas and mop hard floors.
  • Clean and sanitise sinks and surrounding areas.
  • Empty and sanitise rubbish bins.
  • Ensure all cleaning activities comply with infection control standards.

Method

  1. Begin by dusting all surfaces using a microfibre cloth to capture dust and allergens.
  2. Sanitise high-touch areas with an approved disinfectant, ensuring contact time as per manufacturer’s instructions.
  3. Vacuum carpeted areas using a HEPA-filter vacuum cleaner to minimise dust and allergens.
  4. Mop hard floors with a neutral pH cleaner, ensuring no residue is left.
  5. Clean sinks with a non-abrasive cleaner, ensuring all soap scum and stains are removed.
  6. Empty rubbish bins, replace liners, and sanitise the bin interior and exterior.

Equipment

  • Microfibre cloths
  • HEPA-filter vacuum cleaner
  • Neutral pH floor cleaner
  • Approved disinfectant
  • Non-abrasive sink cleaner
  • Rubbish bin liners

Quality Criteria

Performance Level Criteria
Excellent All surfaces are visibly clean and free from dust and stains. High-touch areas are sanitised and dry. Floors are spotless with no residue. Sinks are gleaming with no soap scum. Bins are empty, clean, and odour-free.
Good Surfaces are mostly clean with minimal dust. High-touch areas are sanitised. Floors are clean with slight residue. Sinks are clean with minor soap scum. Bins are empty and clean.
Pass Surfaces have some dust. High-touch areas are mostly sanitised. Floors are mostly clean with visible residue. Sinks have some soap scum. Bins are empty but not fully clean.
Fail Surfaces are dusty and stained. High-touch areas are not sanitised. Floors are dirty with visible residue. Sinks are dirty with soap scum. Bins are full or dirty.

Documentation

  • Cleaning Checklist: Digital or paper checklist to verify completion of all cleaning tasks
  • Incident Reports: Documentation of any cleaning-related incidents, spills, or issues encountered
  • Maintenance Records: Record any maintenance needs identified during cleaning (for reporting to maintenance team)
  • Photos: Before and after photos as requested to document cleaning completion and quality