Slip Testing For
Healthcare & Care Homes.

Why healthcare is different

The people using healthcare floors are, on average, older, frailer, and more likely to suffer severe consequences from a slip. A fall that would bruise a young retail customer can break a hip in a nursing-home resident. PTV thresholds need to be interpreted more conservatively — we often recommend aiming for PTV 40+ in resident-circulation zones rather than the 36 compliance threshold.

Wet-room and bathroom areas

Care-home and hospital wet rooms are high-risk by design — contamination is certain, footwear is minimal, and users are often already at elevated fall risk. Testing here is critical and often drives decisions about grab-rail placement, matting, and cleaning schedules.

Corridor and circulation

Hospital and care-home corridors experience constant cleaning — often with strong chemical regimes that affect PTV over time. Residue build-up can reduce PTV significantly over a year, invisibly. Annual testing catches this before a fall does.

CQC and compliance context

UKAS-accredited slip test reports form part of many UK care homes’ CQC compliance documentation — demonstrating systematic risk management under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.