Bed bug
control in senior homes

How does an infestation occur in a senior home?

Seni­or faci­li­ties are a high-risk envi­ron­ment due to many new resi­dents and visi­tors: bed bugs are fond of tra­vel. New seni­ors may bring infes­ted per­so­nal belon­gings. In car­pools, com­mon rooms, and mul­ti-bed rooms, an infe­sta­ti­on once intro­du­ced can spread quick­ly. Used fur­ni­tu­re or deco­ra­ti­ve items from cha­ri­ty bazaars can also con­tain bed bugs.

How to detect bed bugs in a care environment?

Bed bugs often remain unde­tec­ted for a long time – the typi­cal red bites and itchy welts in seni­ors may initi­al­ly be dis­missed as an “unex­plai­ned aller­gy” or skin irri­ta­ti­on. The­r­e­fo­re, trai­ned nur­sing staff are par­ti­cu­lar­ly important for ear­ly detec­tion of an infe­sta­ti­on:

Reac­tions

Itching, skin red­ness, or sleep dis­tur­ban­ces in resi­dents are pos­si­ble war­ning signs.

Traces

Blood spots, fecal traces, or shed skins on bed­ding and clot­hing pro­vi­de clues.

Odor

An unp­lea­sant­ly sweet odor can indi­ca­te a lar­ger infe­sta­ti­on.

Hiding places

Often hid­den in bed cre­vices, uphols­te­red fur­ni­tu­re, or under night­stands.

Obser­va­ti­on

Resi­dents often do not express them­sel­ves – the­r­e­fo­re, care­gi­vers must be atten­ti­ve.

Regu­lar checks in living and slee­ping are­as are essen­ti­al for ear­ly detec­tion.

What are the consequences of a bed bug infestation for hotels?

A bed bug infe­sta­ti­on has direct effects on well-being, hygie­ne, and the trust of rela­ti­ves.

Ina­de­qua­te Resi­dent Well-being

Rest­less­ness, itching, or even skin inflamm­a­ti­ons can occur.

Poor Care Stan­dard

A pest infe­sta­ti­on is quick­ly per­cei­ved as a fail­ure of care.

Loss of Trust & Dama­ge to Repu­ta­ti­on

Doubts about care lead to dis­sa­tis­fac­tion or a desi­re to chan­ge faci­li­ties. Nega­ti­ve head­lines, if rela­ti­ves report bed bugs, can harm the home’s repu­ta­ti­on.

Dis­rupt­ed Ope­ra­ti­ons

Addi­tio­nal bur­den on staff due to clea­ning, coor­di­na­ti­on, and com­mu­ni­ca­ti­on.

Thermo-bug® as a Suitable Solution for Senior Homes

Espe­ci­al­ly in seni­or homes, it is cru­cial to tre­at safe­ly and cle­an­ly. Ther­mo-bug® opti­mal­ly meets the­se requi­re­ments: The che­mi­cal-free hot air tre­at­ment avo­ids toxic insec­ti­ci­des in rooms occu­p­ied by immu­n­o­com­pro­mi­sed indi­vi­du­als. The inten­si­ve room tem­pe­ra­tu­re relia­bly eli­mi­na­tes all bed bugs, and the room can be quick­ly reu­sed.

Elder­ly resi­dents do not have to be relo­ca­ted for long peri­ods, and no pro­ble­ma­tic odors are gene­ra­ted. The devices ope­ra­te quiet­ly, which is a signi­fi­cant advan­ta­ge in faci­li­ties focu­sed on peace and quiet, and they are also dis­creet, avo­i­ding unneces­sa­ry, repu­ta­ti­on-dama­ging panic out­breaks. Over­all, Ther­mo-bug® enables pro­fes­sio­nal pest con­trol, allo­wing resi­dents and staff to return to their dai­ly rou­ti­nes undis­tur­bed.