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The germs persist in each room in your house. However, a new study has revealed that the elderly tend to host a shocking quantity of bacteria at home - even on their night paintings. "The most amazing revelation of our recent study is the shocking prevalence of bacteria in living spaces for the elderly. We found that the average house of the elderly has 24,000 times more bacteria than a standard toilet seat" , said James Campigotto, who is part of the Carewell creative team who led research tells the best life. As part of the study, the company gathered samples of bacteria, using three swabs for each surface. To determine the overall bacterial load, they calculated the average number of Colonial formation units (CFU) by swab for each type of surface. Here are the 7 most German places in seniors' houses, according to Carewell.

According to the study, the shower handles accommodate 32.5 million CFUs, attaching them for first place in terms of the dirty surfaces. To put it in perspective, it is 22 times more bacteria than a bowl for pets.

Bathroom sinks tied for first place, also hosting 32.5 million CFUs. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

Home phones - Yes, fixed lines - are apparently one of the most German items in senior houses. They have an average of 5.1 million CFUs.

Kitchen meters also tend to do so by Germy in the elderly houses with 4.1 million CFUs. They have more than 7 times the bacteria of a coffee maker.

A surprising surface infested with germs in the houses of the elders is their bedside tables with 280,000 CFUs. "Specific areas of these houses, such as the bedside table, have been discovered containing more than 500 times the bacteria generally found on a toilet seat," explains James Campigotto.

Lighting switches, who are frequently affected by the fingers, house an average of 54,000 CFUs.

Carewell hopes that their research will strengthen awareness and increased resources to support caregivers to ensure healthier life environments for our aging population. "We have also learned that the most difficult aspects of the management of an elderly person are cleaning after vomiting or incontinence, helping to the hygiene needs of the toilet and by facing the caregivers to take care of a person with a degenerative condition or a cognitive decline "," they say. "Knowing this, relatives should be more vigilant about the needs of caregivers to prevent professional exhaustion so that they are able to give to Their patients exactly what they need. It is crucial to initiating conversations and actions that deal with these hygiene disparities and to defend best practices to save the well-being of our elders. ""

Aging is delivered with certain difficulties; Unfortunately, following the house and hygiene is one of them. In this study, Carewell escaped and tested surfaces in the elderly houses to discover alarming discoveries. More than 230 caregivers were also questioned to have an overview of how they fight germs in the houses of those they are dealing with.

Key conclusions (here is a link to the full report) ::

• “Seniors' houses have 24,000 times more bacteria than the average toilet seat.
• The shower handles and bathroom sinks (32.5 million CFUs) are the dirtiest areas, which have 22 times more bacteria than pet bowl.
• The bedside tables have more than 500 times the bacteria of a toilet seat.
• The kitchen counters (4.1 million CFUs) have more than 7 times the bacteria of a coffee maker reservoir. ""