An area of potential growth for healthcare operators includes the nursing home and elderly-care sector. In these communities, items serviced include towels, bed and table linen, workwear and residents’ laundry items—a natural fit for linen, uniform and facility services operations focused on the healthcare sector. In fact, these operations are often the best fit as the bacterial load including MRSA, noroviruses and lice in residential care homes and nursing homes can be as high as in hospitals. As a result, the hygienic handling and treatment of all textiles and linens is absolutely essential.

The responsibility for ensuring that this happens ...