LAUNDRY QUALITY ASSURANCE CHECKLIST
DIRECTIONS: Check (✓) either Met or Not Met for each item. Record comments as necessary. Check Follow-up Needed box as
appropriate. Blank lines are available for facility-specific additions. Complete per facility policy or for random audits as necessary.
Met Not Follow-up
Met Comments Needed
Linens are bright, soft to touch and clean
(free of stains)
Linen is in good condition and/or repair
Linen is free from offensive odors
Linen folded properly
There is adequate linen per unit
There is adequate linen per shift
There is a three par level of linen/bed
available within the facility
Resident clothing inventory reflects current
clothing available
Resident clothes are labeled with name
Resident clothes are clean, sanitized and
odor-free
Resident clothing is wrinkle-free and in
good condition
Clean resident clothing is transported
properly and stored in individual-designated
areas
The pH of laundered linen is acceptable
Clean/dirty linen is handled, stored and
transported properly
Contaminated linen and laundry bags are
not held close to the body or squeezed
during transport
Linen is double-bagged when the outside
of bag is visibly contaminated or observed
to be wet through the outside of bag
Contaminated linen carts are cleaned
when visibly soiled and according to
facility schedule
There is sufficient separation of clean and
soiled linen
Soiled linen carts are covered
Clean linen carts are covered
Laundry staff observes proper infection
control procedures when handling clean
linen
Special identification of bags and
containers is used for contaminated linens
Contaminated laundry is bagged/contained
at point of collection
Leak-resistant containers or bags are used
for linens/textiles contaminated with blood
or body fluids
Sorting and rinsing of contaminated laundry
is never done at point of use, hallways or
resident care spaces
Rubber gloves and nonpermeable gowns
are worn when handling dirty linen
Hand hygiene products and appropriate
PPEs are available for use while sorting
and handling contaminated linens
Receiving area for contaminated textiles is
clearly separated from clean laundry area
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Met Not Follow-up
Met Comments Needed
Laundry areas, fixtures and equipment are
operational and safe, maintained according
to manufacturer’s IFU
Laundry areas, fixtures, vents and equipment
are clean and in good condition
Filters are clean
Lint traps are clean
Linens are sorted and processed by
categories for washing and drying
Isolation linens are processed separately
from other linens
Dietary and housekeeping items are
processed separately from other linens
Laundry weights = 12 to 13 lb per resident
per day (or per facility policy)
Damp laundry is not left in machines
overnight
Laundry detergents, rinse aids or other
additives are used according to
manufacturer’s IFU
Fans should not flow from soiled processing
areas to clean laundry areas
Ozone cleaning systems are acceptable
for processing laundry
Information regarding allergies that may
impact how an individual resident’s laundry
is processed is communicated
Laundry processed in hot water temperatures
of 160˚F (71˚c) for 25 minutes
Low temperature-required laundry should be
washed at 71-77˚F (22-25˚c) plus a 125ppm
chlorine bleach rinse
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