Senior Living & Care Home Bed Bug Treatment in Phoenix, AZ
- Careful work around residents
- Products applied by the label
- One-year warranty
- Licensed & insured, AZ #8129
The people who live in a care home may be elderly or in fragile health. John Taylor treats several care and rehab homes, and his rule for this work is to be very careful so that the treatment does not cause health issues for anyone living there.
- Medication and food put away before treatment
- Treated rooms empty for 4 hours
- Planned with the people who run the facility
- Staff training for facilities that ask
Call 623-451-0541 for a free in-home inspection. Calls answered 7 days a week, 7 AM to 7 PM.
Why bed bugs turn up in care homes
A care home is a place where people sleep, and residents, staff, visitors, and their belongings come and go all day. John's answer for any building is the same: bed bugs get there on people who work or visit there.
Finding them is not a verdict on how well the home is kept. The CDC says that cleanliness does not determine whether bed bugs are present. The National Pest Management Association's guidelines for care providers also warn against blaming the staff member, resident, or family member who may have brought them in.
If staff find a bed bug before John arrives
Leave the room as it is until John has inspected it. Staff should not carry the mattress, the linens, or the resident's things to another room, take anything outside, or throw anything away. Stripping the bed is part of the prep, which comes after the inspection.
If someone can get a clear, close-up photo of the bug, take it. You can text it to 623-451-0541, and John will reply.
Whoever is in charge of the facility should call John early in the day, because a same-day inspection depends on making the call early enough. The earliest sign John tells people to watch for is bites and small blood spots on sheets, which staff see when they change a bed.
How a care home job runs
Care facilities usually contact John after their general pest company has failed to get control. By then they need it done right.
Call John at 623-451-0541. He inspects the rooms staff members are worried about and tells the facility what he found, how serious it is, and the price. Then he works out the treatment plan, the prep, and the timing with the facility.
Every treatment includes a second visit two weeks later and a one-year warranty. If there is any reason a job cannot be warrantied, John tells the facility before treatment, and the facility can cancel.
What staff do before each visit
A care home gets the same prep John asks for in any household, arranged by the facility for each room being treated. Beds are stripped of all linens. Medication, food, and other sensitive items are put away, and clutter is cleared from the area John will service. Animals are removed from the treated areas.
John tells staff which linens and clothing need laundering. Each load is washed, dried on high heat, sealed in a clean plastic bag, and left closed until the service is completed. Once the 4 hours after treatment have passed, a clean sheet is placed on the bed, and the resident can sleep in it that night.
The second visit, two weeks later, is a lighter treatment but still requires the same prep. It helps when staff leave as much of the initial prep in place as possible.
The facilities we work with
- Assisted living, memory care, and nursing homes
- Rehab homes
- Group homes, shelters, and transitional housing
- Homes in 55+ communities such as Sun City and Sun City West
If your relative lives in a care home
The facility arranges the treatment and works out the prep and timing with John, so the facility's staff are the people to ask how the job will run and when your relative's room will be ready again.
The CDC says bed bugs are not known to spread diseases to people and that bites affect each person differently, with some people showing no physical signs at all.
The National Pest Management Association's guidelines advise that when an infestation is confirmed, recent visitors be told "so they can check their own homes." Who is told is the facility's decision. If you have visited and are concerned about your own home, John's in-home inspection is free. The EPA notes that a dryer on high heat can kill bed bugs, which is worth knowing if you bring a resident's laundry home.
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What do you do to protect elderly residents during a treatment?
Residents stay out of a treated room until the treatment has dried, and every product is applied according to its label directions.
How long does a resident have to be out of the room?
4 hours after the treatment is finished.
Can we get a written report?
Yes. John provides the facility with a written report when it requests one.
A resident has bed bugs. How soon can you get here?
Call as early in the day as you can. When the call comes early enough, John can often inspect that same day, and the treatment follows once the facility has finished its prep, usually the next day.
Can you teach our staff what to look for?
Yes. John trains facility staff, when asked, to recognize the early signs of bed bugs. Guidance from the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living names who should learn them: "Resident care staff, EVS and laundry staff should be trained in recognizing and reporting bed bugs or signs of bed bug activity, like rust-colored stains on sheets." John also conducts scheduled inspections for facilities that request them, even when nothing is reported. Bring it up on the call, and he arranges it with the facility.
Can you come in the evening, when it is quieter?
Usually not. Inspections and treatment visits take place in normal business hours, so plan on a daytime visit. Let John know when you call which times disrupt the residents the least, and he will fit the visit to those as closely as his schedule allows.
For a care home, start with a call to John
Call 623-451-0541 for a free in-home inspection. Calls answered 7 days a week, 7 AM to 7 PM. The facility gets the price at the inspection, and it covers both visits.
What to have ready when you call
- The kind of facility, and which rooms are involved
- What staff members have seen
- Who at the facility John should speak with
