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Gold Coast aged care cleaning

Aged care cleaning on the Gold Coast

A clean, fresh home for your residents, looked after by gentle, familiar people who fit around care routines rather than interrupt them.

Call (07) 2152 1134

Book a free site walk-through

  • We walk the home or village with your facility manager
  • Cleaning fitted around meals, care and visiting times
  • A room-by-room written scope
Get a quoteCall (07) 2152 1134

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The aged care cleaning problem

For residents, the building is home. A stranger pushing a noisy machine past their door, a wet floor left in a hallway, or a lounge that smells stale all chip away at how safe and settled they feel. Families pick up on it too, often on their first visit.

Aged care also needs more care than a standard commercial clean. Older people are more vulnerable to illness, so handrails, call buttons, tray tables and shared bathrooms need consistent attention. Missing them for a few days matters far more here than in an office.

The other common problem is turnover. When the cleaning team changes every few weeks, residents are faced with new faces, staff have to re-explain the rules, and the routine your care team relies on keeps resetting.

What's included in aged care cleaning

Regular cleaning

  • Resident rooms and ensuites, where it's part of the scope
  • Lounges, dining rooms, activity rooms and corridors
  • Handrails, call buttons, door handles, lift buttons and light switches
  • Shared bathrooms and visitor toilets cleaned and restocked
  • Reception, offices, staff rooms and nurses' stations
  • Hard floors mopped with clear wet-floor signage, carpets vacuumed
  • Bins and general waste removed to the collection point

Periodic and specialist cleaning

  • Carpet steam cleaning in lounges, corridors and rooms
  • Hard-floor scrubbing and resealing to keep floors safe underfoot
  • High dusting of vents, fans and light fittings
  • Window, glass door and balcony glass cleaning at ground level
  • Room cleans between residents, where it's part of the scope
  • Community centre and clubhouse cleans for retirement villages

How we work around your residents

  • Quiet and unhurried.

    Our team knocks, introduces themselves, works calmly and leaves rooms just as residents like them.

  • Timed around care.

    We plan cleans around meals, medication rounds, activities and visiting hours, so we're never in the way of care staff.

  • Familiar faces.

    We keep the same cleaners on your site wherever we can, so residents get to know them and they get to know the residents.

  • High-touch first.

    Routines put the most-touched surfaces at the top of the list on every visit, and your account manager checks them during inspections.

Every clean on record in NEXUS

Our teams record inspections, area ratings and photos on site as the work happens, so you can see your site's performance and follow-ups at any time.

Learn more about NEXUS
NEXUS reporting view on a tablet showing score trends and average results by areaNEXUS inspection report on a phone showing average score, area ratings and actions

Gold Coast aged care: what we plan for

The Gold Coast has long been a place people choose to retire. Aged care homes and retirement villages are spread from Hope Island, Helensvale and Runaway Bay in the north, through Southport, Benowa and Robina, down to Palm Beach, Tugun and the southern end near the border. Many residents enjoy outdoor courtyards and verandahs, which bring sand, leaves and pollen inside. The humid summer is the bigger issue: bathrooms, laundries and air vents need regular attention to prevent mould and musty smells. In storm season, entries and walkways get extra care so floors stay dry and safe for residents who are less steady on their feet.

How it works

  1. 01 Site walk-through.

    We walk your site with you and see what isn't working now.

  2. 02 Written scope and quote.

    Every area and frequency is set out in writing before we start.

  3. 03 Clean, inspect, report.

    Your team cleans, your account manager inspects, and it's all recorded in NEXUS.

Want cleaning your residents barely notice, except that it's always done?

Book a free walk-through and we'll plan it around your care day.

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Keep an eye out for us around the Gold Coast.

Our team is on the road every day across Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach, Southport and central, Broadwater and beyond.

Gold Coast areas we service

We clean aged care homes and retirement villages along the whole coast: Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach, Southport and central, the Broadwater, Helensvale and the north, the northern growth corridor, Nerang and Carrara, Robina and Varsity Lakes, Burleigh and the southern beaches, and Coolangatta at the southern end.

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FAQs

Cost depends on the size of the home or village, how many hours of cover you need each day, whether resident rooms are included, and periodic work like carpets and floors. We work it out after a walk-through and set it all down in a written scope. Call (07) 2152 1134 to book a time.

Where it's part of the scope, yes. Some homes ask us to cover rooms and ensuites, while others keep that with their own team and use us for shared areas. We'll agree it with you in writing.

Our routines focus on high-touch points such as rails, call buttons, handles and bathroom fixtures on every visit. We follow your facility's own infection control procedures and outbreak instructions.

That's our aim. We keep a regular team on each site so residents are comfortable with them and staff don't have to keep explaining how things work.

Yes. We clean village community centres, clubhouses, pools, gyms and common areas, as well as residential aged care homes.

Inspections, area ratings and photos are recorded in NEXUS, and your account manager visits regularly to check the work and follow up anything that needs fixing.

New Era Facility Services – Gold Coast · 7/62 Siganto Drive, Helensvale QLD 4212 · (07) 2152 1134