Benefits of Uniforms in Aged Care - Blog - Infectious Clothing
Choosing a uniform for your care workers is an extremely important decision.
Did you know the right uniform can positively impact both your team AND the aging Australian’s that you care for?
Whether you provide residential, respite, home, or community care, your uniform can make a surprising difference in the quality of care you provide.
In this blog, we’re going to explain precisely how your uniform can:
- Promote team spirit and morale.
- And promote better quality of life for the clients you care for.
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1 - A uniform that creates a more productive and engaged team
Your work uniform's impact on your care workers is hard to overstate.
It is one of the most critical decisions any aged care facility can make.
Your team’s uniform affects so many aspects, including:
- Productivity
- Team spirit
- And staff co-operation
This is in addition to all of the impacts that your uniform makes on your clients (which we’ll also discuss below).
So, where do you start?
Well, there are many key decisions regarding your staff uniform.
From colours to styles, fits, and materials.
You want a uniform your workers are comfortable in and proud to wear.
You also want a uniform that’s stylish and attractive (to promote team spirit and morale).
Selecting the proper uniform will show your care worker team that you value them. It will also remind them whenever they slip into their uniform before a shift.
2 - A uniform that helps provide better care for your clients
Beyond your uniform's profound impact on your team, there’s another massive consideration.
How will your choice of uniform impact the clients you care for?
Your choice of uniform can provide many benefits to your clients, including:
- Improved visibility
- Provoking positive emotional responses
- And building better relationships
So let’s look at each of these considerations a little closer.
Colour allows your clients to identify your care workers.
This is crucially important. Especially when we consider that many of the aging Australians you care for may have impaired vision.
When clients struggle to tell different objects apart, it can add stressful complexity and confusion to their day.
Anything we can do to help your workers stand out can (and will) directly impact your clients’ quality of life.
Colour impacts people emotionally and physically.
Colour affects different people in different ways. But there are also some general guidelines we suggest you understand.
For example, blue can relax clients. But if most of your clients have dementia, red can entice brain activity and attention.
Facilities such as residential, consumer-directed, and respite care have more scrub uniform colour standards than the average business.
There are also colour considerations around your clients' culture and social upbringing.
We'd love to chat if you’re ready to start planning a new uniform that can positively impact your team and your clients!
Our friendly team can review your requirements and make a uniform suggestion that is perfect for you.
As Australia's #1 scrubs retailer, we specialise in making uniforms easy! That’s why we’d like to offer you:
- A free uniform review
- Sample ranges for fittings
- Simple ordering and delivery services
