A CARE group that owns nursing homes in Steeton and Cross Hills has achieved an almost-perfect rating for controlling infections.

Czajka Care Group has achieved an infection control rating of more than 98 per cent at all five of its care homes, including the Currergate and Beanlands.

Czajka said the rating was awarded by independent assessors in recognition of the company’s exceptional cleanliness and hygiene standards, following through a rigorous testing process.

The report stated that infection prevention and control management was seen as an integral part of the overall business within each of the care homes,

The rating also applied to Fairmount Nursing Home, Brookfield Care Home and Staveley Birk Leas Nursing Home, which are all in Nab Wood near Czajka’s base in Saltaire.

Konrad Czajka, managing director of Czajka Care Group, said his family-run business that very high standards for itself.

He said: “The people we look after have a variety of health and care needs, and ensuring that we operate in a clean, hygienic and safe environment is a top priority for us.”

The assessors looked at everything from general management, staff health and training, to the guidelines and policies that Czajka has in place.

Examining all of the communal and private rooms, bathrooms and visitor toilets, the inspectors also assessed the laundry and linen management, food hygiene, waste management and the handling and disposal of sharp objects.

All of the residential equipment was also put through its paces, and the majority of everything tested and observed at the five homes received a 100 per cent rating.

Czajka Care Group was established in Saltaire in 1983 and currently offers care to more than 250 retired and disabled people.

This also includes purpose-built retirement houses and apartments at Currergate Mews in Steeton and Fairmount Park in Nab Wood, Saltaire.