Residential care homes create a lot of waste. Human waste constitutes a large proportion of care come garbage. Many residents use incontinence pads regularly, while less mobile patients require bedpans. Waste is expensive to manage and can be an infection control risk. Many leading care homes have switched to the one-way process as a cost-effective and secure way to dispose of waste. In this system, bedpans and incontinence pads are immediately disposed of in a macerator. This pulverises the items into tiny pieces and automatically flushes them down the drain, much like a toilet.
The two types of macerators commonly used in care-homes are incontinence and bedpan.
Incontinence macerators
Incontinence macerators are a great way to dispose of incontinence products. It is a very hygienic system as pads are immediately disposed of so do not need to be carried to high-risk refuse sites. Care homes report a reduction of offensive waste by up to 95% when switching to incontinence macerators. They are therefore a great way to reduce expensive refuse collection costs. Many care homes report that human waste smells are instantly reduced after installing the machines as used items are immediately flushed away.
Bedpan macerators
Around 95% of UK hospitals use the macerators and single-use pulp bedpans. Using bedpan macerators instead of washer-disinfectors has been clinically proven to reduce infection rates. Macerators are also widely preferred by nursing staff as a cleaner, quicker and safer way to manage human waste. Many leading care homes have already switched to this one-way system. Multi-pan macerators are available for sluice rooms, or individual compact machines can be installed in rooms for residents with limited mobility.
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