our method is not soooo green and effective!

pfongk · Mar 5, 2008

we have plastic jugs that are changed of an evening by the kitchen staff who put them through the dishwasher. If a resident runs out of water during the day we just refill them with the appropriate thickness of water. I work in LTC and assisted living though (I think) so we might be slightly different

sharlynn · Mar 6, 2008

Every facility I have worked in has water pitchers or mugs of some kind. Some are better than others. The better ones are double layer like a Thermos to keep water cold (and I'm sure much more expensive!) All were sent daily to be run through the dishwasher.

The last LTC I worked at had water rounds twice a shift.

Styrofoam only- boy is she in the dark ages! :uhoh3:

rxrn · Mar 7, 2008

Every facility I have worked in has water pitchers or mugs of some kind. Some are better than others. The better ones are double layer like a Thermos to keep water cold (and I'm sure much more expensive!) All were sent daily to be run through the dishwasher.
The last LTC I worked at had water rounds twice a shift.
Styrofoam only- boy is she in the dark ages!

ive seen that thermos like container and it may be expensive but its a wise investment rather than styrofoam cups that we get to tossed every 8h;one of our arn tole her that almost all of the hospitals have ditched using the styrofoam cups 14 yrs ago and you know what our don answered??:angryfire"oh,well then we'll be ditching ours to after 14 yrs.."

arrghhh...

ned