How We Built a Practical Sling-Washing Guide for UK Care Homes

We’ve been publishing simple, actionable cleaning and hygiene guides to help UK care homes improve safety and stay compliant — without needing to trawl through manufacturer manuals or regulations.

One of the requests we kept hearing from care managers was for a clear, straightforward explanation of how to wash patient slings correctly — especially with LOLER inspections tightening and manufacturers all giving slightly different instructions.

So we pulled everything together into a single, practical resource that care teams can use right away:

👉 How to Wash Slings: A Complete Care-Home Guide
https://welcometoable.co.uk/resources/how-to-wash-slings/

It covers temperatures, chemicals, drying methods, lifespan, common mistakes, and how washing ties into LOLER safety. If you work with care homes or build tools for regulated industries, would love to hear your thoughts on how to make this kind of operational content even easier for teams to use day-to-day.