how to reduce the smell?

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Prior to posting this question l have tried doing a search in the various forums that l beleive may cover this topic - I basically want to know what you as nurses do to reduce the urine and other smells that are associated with living long term in a facility - and or in an acute setting

I would be interested in your management of the linen, carpet or other continence aids etc.

Where l currently work we have a system of reducing the associated smells of urine and feaces that can be common in aged care settings and nursing homes.

We would like to research and evaulate other systems that people use to reduce any smells

I was wondering if any of you in this forum have any site you can recommend to read about methods of reducing the smells associated with this problem.

Thanking you in advance

Sandra

In someone's non medical mind they put carpet in all the res apartments. We it sounds ok but we have several who may I say dribble on the way to the bathroom even with incont. products. So the carpet by their beds are just gross. To make it worse they will not let us open windows to get fresh are in. So we have had some high to moderate sucess with placing baking soda boxes ( the kind for you refrig/freezer) in places the res can not see.:cool: At least now it does not knock you over before you get to the apartment. We have tried to shampoo the carpet with some sucess. We tried pure vanilla in a med cup, but for my money baking soda is the answer. We replace it every 3 weeks. Hope this helps

Sort of the same problem...I keep rescuing dogs (it's as though one of them has written on my house "this lady will take you in!").. anyway, I find 3/4 vinegar to 1/4 lemon juice works wonders for the smell...

Vinegar was a whole new foul sent to deal with, to me. Was there something I was doing wrong? ie not dilluting enought water or something?

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