Hand Hygiene Awareness
NEWSLETTER
NEWSLETTER
Hand Hygiene Awareness
GROSS! Your hands are gross. It’s a fact of life.
You touch hundreds of surfaces a day, all of which contain their own little worlds of nasty germs.
- Germs can survive for up to three hours on your hands.
- There are between 2 –10 million bacteria on your fingertips and elbows alone.
- The number of germs on your fingertips doubles after you use the toilet.
- When you don’t wash your hands, you transfer germs to the food and drinks you eat.
- Your hands spread 1000 times more germs when they are damp than when they are dry.
FUN “Germ” FACTS
- One germ can multiply into more than 8 million germs in one day.
- Nearly 80% of all illness-causing germs are spread by your hands.
- Your remote control is a top carrier of bacteria.
- There are more germs on your phone, keyboard, and cutting board than on a toilet seat.
- One in five people don’t wash their hands after using the washroom.
- When you flush the toilet, germs can spray up to 6 feet.
- Purses and handbags have up to 10, 000 bacteria per square inch, and 30% of them contain fecal bacteria.
Submitted by Wendy Finlayson,
Infection Control Nurse
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October Events
PASTORAL /SPIRITUALCARE WEEK October 18-24, 2026 Theme: “Healing Through Presence and Grace” A special worship service will take place in October. Please refer to Recreation Programming Calendar for date. All welcome! Special Thanks to all our Pastoral Care Providers
Family Council Meeting
October is Continuing Care Month
National Infection Control Week October 19-23, 2026
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