Care Home Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning in Glasgow
Carpet, chair and soft furnishing cleaning for care homes, planned around residents and your care team. Odours treated at the source, floors kept safe to walk on, and a calm, careful team in your home.
- Odour and stain treatment at the source
- Low-moisture cleaning where floors must stay safe
- Not happy? We re-clean free of charge
Built Around Your Residents
A care home is someone's home first. Care home carpet cleaning has to fit around the people who live there, so every visit follows the same four principles.
- Safe floors first
Areas are closed off with signage while we work, and low-moisture methods are used where residents need to walk on a floor soon after. Nothing is handed back until it's dry and safe.
- Calm and quiet
We plan around mealtimes, medication rounds and visiting, and keep noise and disruption in residents' rooms and lounges to a minimum.
- Tidy and trip-free
Hoses and cables are kept to the edges and never left across a corridor, and furniture goes back exactly where residents expect it.
- Respect for people's homes
Residents' rooms are their homes. We always check with staff before going in, and treat personal belongings with care.
Odour and Stain Removal for Care Homes
Continence accidents, spilled drinks and food are part of daily life in a care home, and carpets hold on to them. Air fresheners only cover the smell for a while. Once urine soaks through to the backing, the odour comes back every time the carpet gets warm or damp.
We treat odours and stains at the source, working the treatment down into the backing before the deep clean, so the carpet is properly clean rather than just smelling better for a day. In most cases that means a carpet can be kept rather than replaced.
Quick spot cleans
Need one room or one problem area sorted? Small areas and spot cleans up to 30 m² have a £150 call-out charge in the Glasgow area.
Book a spot cleanCare Home Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning, Room by Room
Each part of a care home wears differently. This is what we typically deal with in each area.
| Area | What we deal with |
|---|---|
| Residents' bedrooms | Continence and drink stains, odours, and the walkway between bed, chair and door. |
| Lounges and day rooms | Traffic lanes around seating, spills, and the carpet under and around chairs. |
| Dining rooms | Food and drink spills, grease, and the carpet beneath tables. |
| Corridors and reception | Wheelchair, walking-frame and trolley tracks, and the first impression for visitors. |
| Chairs and sofas | High-back chairs, recliners and lounge seating, cleaned to suit the fabric. |
| Headboards and soft furnishings | Upholstered headboards, footstools and cushions in residents' rooms. |
Working Alongside Your Care Team
Your staff stay focused on residents. We fit in around them, and keep the nurse or manager in charge informed from the moment we arrive to the moment we leave.
- Sign in and check in
We sign in and agree with the nurse or manager in charge which rooms and areas are free to clean, and in what order.
- One area at a time
Each area is closed off with signage before we start, so residents are never routed across a wet floor.
- Clean, then dry
Stains and odours are treated, the area is deep cleaned, and drying is speeded up where needed.
- Hand back and sign out
Each area is checked with staff and only reopened once it's dry and safe. Furniture goes back where it was.
Hygiene, Paperwork and Inspections
Hot water extraction flushes soil out of the carpet pile and helps remove bacteria and allergens, rather than pushing dirt around, which is why deep cleaning matters more in a care setting than almost anywhere else.
We also know care homes run on paperwork. We'll provide what you need for your records, and we can schedule deep cleans around your own calendar, including before a Care Inspectorate visit.
- Product safety data sheets
For every product we use, so you can check them against your COSHH assessments and your infection prevention and control policy.
- Insurance and risk assessments
Copies of our insurance and a risk assessment for the work, before we start.
- Records of each visit
Which areas were cleaned and when, for your own cleaning records.
Commercial Cleaning Price Estimator
Get a rough idea of cost before you call. Choose the floor type, enter the area and pick your location for a ballpark labour price.
Not sure? A typical hotel bedroom is around 20 to 25 m².
Estimated labour cost
£525
150 m² of carpet at £3.50 per m²
Book from this estimate and we'll take the usual add-on costs off your total. Arrange a site visit and we can offer bigger discounts and better rates.
| Area | Carpet | Hard floor |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 30 m² (spot clean) | £150 call-out in Glasgow, £250 in Edinburgh | |
| 30 to 100 m² | £5.00 | £8.00 |
| 100 to 500 m² | £3.50 | £5.50 |
| 500 to 1,000 m² | £2.25 | £3.50 |
| Over 1,000 m² | Priced from a site visit | |
These are rough estimates, not quotes. Prices cover labour only. The final price can change with travel, fuel, accommodation, access, parking, stubborn stains, extra spot cleaning and furniture moving.
For a clearer picture of pricing for your building, give ALS a call on 0141 374 2919.
Why Care Homes Choose ALS
- Odours treated properly
Treatment goes down to the backing, so smells don't come back with the next warm day.
- Safety around residents
Signage, sectioned work, tidy cables, and floors only reopened when dry.
- Carpets and chairs together
Lounge seating and residents' chairs cleaned on the same visit as the carpets.
- Fibre knowledge
Operatives trained to identify carpet and fabric types and choose the safe method for each.
- Risk-free guarantee
If an area isn't right, we come back and re-clean it free of charge.
- Local to Glasgow
Based in Cambuslang, with homes across Glasgow and Lanarkshire within easy reach.
Care Home Carpet Cleaning FAQs
Can you clean while residents are in the home?
Yes. We work one area at a time, agreed with the nurse or manager in charge, and plan around mealtimes, medication rounds and visiting so residents are disturbed as little as possible.
How do you keep floors safe from slips?
Areas are closed off with signage while we work, and we use low-moisture cleaning where a floor needs to be back in use quickly. Each area is only reopened once it's dry.
Can you remove urine odours from carpets?
In most cases, yes. We treat urine at the source, down to the carpet backing, rather than masking the smell. Very old or repeated accidents can leave some staining, and we'll tell you what to expect before we start.
Can you provide safety data sheets for your products?
Yes. We can provide safety data sheets for the products we use, so you can check them against your COSHH assessments and infection control policy.
Do you clean residents' chairs and lounge furniture?
Yes. We clean high-back chairs, recliners, lounge sofas and upholstered headboards, usually on the same visit as the carpets.
Can you come out for a single room or spot clean?
Yes. Small areas and spot cleans up to 30 m² have a £150 call-out charge in the Glasgow area.
Arrange a visit to your care home
We'll walk the home with you, agree how to work around your residents and team, and send a cleaning plan with a free, no-obligation quote.
