Residents in care are often frail and vulnerable, so pests are not just a nuisance - they are an infection-control and hygiene risk that inspectors take seriously. JG Pest Control provides scheduled commercial pest control contracts for care homes and nursing homes across the UK, with same-day emergency callouts and cover every day of the year except Christmas Day, from early morning until late.
The pests that target care homes and nursing homes
Kitchens, laundries, clinical waste and resident rooms each carry their own risk. The pests we see most are:
- Rats and mice - they carry disease and contaminate food preparation and storage areas.
- Bed bugs - they spread between rooms and are distressing for elderly residents.
- Flies - a hygiene risk around kitchens, laundries and clinical waste.
- Ants - they trail into kitchens and resident rooms in warmer months.
- Cockroaches - they shelter in warm kitchen and plant areas.
Meeting inspection and infection-control standards
Care regulators (the CQC in England and the equivalent bodies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) expect a safe, clean environment, and pest problems can be raised at inspection. Our contracts provide the documented monitoring, treatment and reporting that form part of your infection-control and health and safety evidence.
What a JG maintenance contract includes
- Scheduled preventative visits, on a frequency matched to your site’s risk
- Tamper-proof monitoring stations, insect monitors and proofing checks at every visit
- Audit-ready reports and recommendations after each visit, ready for your inspectors
- Emergency call-outs between scheduled visits
- A named, RSPH (BPCA) Level 2 certified technician who gets to know your site
- Cover every day except Christmas Day, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays
Where pests get into care homes
Care homes have more ways in for pests than most buildings: a busy kitchen serving meals all day, a laundry handling bedding and clothing, deliveries, clinical and general waste, gardens and grounds, and a steady flow of visitors, new residents and their belongings. Many homes are also converted older buildings with gaps around pipes, drains and floorboards that rodents use.
Kitchens and food stores
Rodents, cockroaches and stored-product insects are drawn to food preparation, dry stores and bins. We focus monitoring and proofing where food is handled.
Laundries and linen
Warm, humid laundries and linen stores can shelter insects, and laundry moving between rooms is one way bed bugs spread.
Bins and waste areas
Poorly sealed bins and waste stores attract rats, flies and wasps. We advise on layout and proofing as well as treatment.
Older buildings
Gaps around pipes, drains and service voids let mice and rats move between floors. Proofing these is the long-term fix.
Working around residents and their routines
We plan visits with your manager so they fit around mealtimes, medication rounds and care. Monitoring points are placed out of residents’ way in tamper-resistant boxes, and if a room needs treating we agree in advance how and when, so residents are disturbed as little as possible. If bed bugs are the concern, see our bed bug control for care homes.
Why care homes and nursing homes across the UK choose JG Pest Control
We have protected commercial premises since 2010, giving us more than 15 years of hands-on experience with the pressures care homes and nursing homes face. Our technicians are RSPH (BPCA) Level 2 certified, we work discreetly around your customers and staff, and we are rated 4.7 out of 5 from more than 28,000 Trustpilot reviews, with more five-star Trustpilot reviews than any other UK pest control specialist. Our technicians work calmly and discreetly around residents, using treatments and placements appropriate for a care setting.
Get free, no-obligation advice
To set up a pest control contract for your care home, get in touch or use the enquiry form on this page. We will survey your premises, identify the risks specific to your site, and recommend a visit schedule with no obligation.
Bed bugs in a care home? See bed bug control for care homes: careful inspection and heat treatment, planned around residents.
Frequently asked questions
It depends on the size of the home, its kitchens and grounds, and its history. We survey the site and recommend a visit frequency matched to its risk, with emergency call-outs between visits.
Yes. Every visit is followed by a written report of what was checked, found and done, ready for your own audits and for inspectors.
Yes. See our dedicated page on bed bug control for care homes, covering inspection, heat treatment and planning around residents.