RETIREMENT HOMES: AIR POLLUTED FROM ALL SIDES

The case of the places of reception for old people is particular and it is perhaps one of the most difficult places to treat, so much the sources of pollution are numerous and the stake capital. It is a medical space, a strict hygiene is therefore required, mainly guaranteed by the use of many chemical cleaning products. The people who live in these places are extremely fragile, often suffering from various pathologies. In these conditions, many elements can harm their health and well-being: air pollution is one of them.

 

The numerous visits each day are a vector of pollution and can bring additional microbes, viruses and allergens. For residents, caregivers and visitors, odor management is essential to comfort and again, it is complicated in these confined spaces. Everything happens in the same place and brings its share of unpleasant odors: meals in the common room, incontinence, but also characteristic and unpleasant odors related to the end of life and diseases.

 

In this context, even with efficient ventilation, air pollution is massive and the risk of localized cross-infections is high. Invisible and insidious, fine particles have a short-term impact on all these vulnerable people and a long-term impact on all the staff of the Ehpad.

 

Opening the windows ensures the necessary air circulation, but it can quickly disturb the residents and never solves the problem of pollution and odors. These odors, if not treated immediately, usually end up literally permeating the premises, harming the well-being of the occupants and visitors.

THE PROFESSIONAL AIR PURIFIER TO THE RESCUE OF EHPAD

As we have seen, the Ehpad are closed places that are difficult to manage, given the permanent presence of frail elderly people. However, the installation of professional air purifiers in the rooms and common living spaces can quickly clean up the spaces, discreetly and without any nuisance.

The air is absorbed by the device and with it the fine particles (PM 2.5), allergens, Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), gases, molds, viruses, bacteria and odors it contains. The filter layers and specific air treatment technologies are able to eliminate 99.9% of these pollutants. The returned air is perfectly pure, healthy and pleasant, diffused by soft ventilation to the four corners of the room, even on vast surfaces.

• The breathability of the premises is immediately improved and all the risks and symptoms linked to pollutants are reduced. For the residents, it is a preservation of physical and moral health, the latter being particularly important. Visitors take pleasure in coming, free of the suffocating sensation and unpleasant odors that were previously detrimental to social ties.

• The working comfort of the staff is positively impacted, which reduces contamination and thus absenteeism. Continuous air treatment limits the spread of pathogens and their deposit on surfaces. Under these conditions, the use of disinfectants can be limited to a strict minimum. These two points have a direct economic impact on the management of the retirement home. 

• In other words, investing in air purifiers today means keeping a substantial budget tomorrow that can be used for the benefit of residents, rather than being swallowed up by pollution. In addition, air purification is becoming a health and environmental obligation, which has been gradually introduced by the National Health and Environment Plan (PNSE), one of its multiple goals being to guarantee a healthy atmosphere when receiving patients.

• Aware of all these factors and stakes, JVD works daily to bring concrete solutions for air purification. Our devices are concentrates of technology, designed specifically to meet professional needs. They are able to purify the air quickly, according to the surface, whatever the constraints and the type of pollution. 

• It would be heresy to claim to fight pollution by manufacturing polluting devices. This is why our professional air purifiers are all manufactured in an eco-friendly way. Finally, because we believe that aesthetics also plays a role in well-being, the design of our devices is studied in great detail to fit into the heart of your spaces, with charm and discretion.

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