Housekeeping management is often viewed as a straightforward position and can be an overlooked area for training. While everyone thinks they know how to clean, the management of housekeeping is more complex than people realize and has critical impact on guest satisfaction. To help tackle your job, cover these 10 areas: Guest experience Multicultural understanding…
We have been doing patient rounding where we go see the patients and ask a few questions like, was your housekeeper friendly, was your room cleaned satisfactorily, is there anything we can do for you? We get good feedback and has helped our HCAHPS and Press Ganey scores. Recently I’ve started using workers that have…
Good old fashoned hotel guest room cleaning tips. While not hospital work it is similiar and we have to appreciate the hard working staff that take care of us away from home. Enjoy!
Today was a very busy day with major work on a new training program I am writing with help from a good friend and peer in this business. I also had the opportunity to network with several people and connect with one tonight on LinkedIn. I recommend to people that to stay in touch with…
This is a picture of a flu virus. Are you getting the flu vaccine this year? I will be, as I’ve done every year.
HAYWARD, CA (March 4, 2009)—In its February 2009 newsletter, “Environments of Care News,” the Joint Commission, the main entity that accredits hospitals in the United States, has published an article titled “Preventing Infections in the MRI Suite: Magnetic Environment Poses Strong Challenges.” This landmark article quotes Peter Rothschild, M.D., author of the groundbreaking paper “Preventing…