Senior Services Facility Management Company

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At a Glance

Whether it’s safeguarding a building or providing fresh linen for patients, your business demands solutions and Vanguard Resources is here to provide them.

Our Housekeeping services make sure facilities are pristine!

Food and Nutrition services offer healthy, tasty, balanced meals.

When Security is an issue, you can rest assured that our services will keep your facility safe.

Maintaining a facility is a full-time job – our Plant Operations & Maintenance services provide that.

Let Vanguard Resources develop the systems and infrastructures to protect your Clinical Engineering investment.

In need of fresh laundry? We’re here for that too with our efficient Laundry and Linen services.

Facility Management Company Support

As our population ages, many seniors are making that once in a lifetime decision of where to spend their final years of life and are quite discerning on how well the facility can accommodate the lifestyle transitions from independent to nursing care. Today’s seniors have many choices when selecting a retirement community in which to live. Vanguard Resources offers integrated facility management solutions that assist in providing superior resident care, exceptional amenities, luxury service, and state-of-the-art medical care, dining opportunities, and entertainment. Our facility support services, in addition to your own staff’s expertise, build independence and control for residents in an atmosphere that promotes respect and care.

View the services Vanguard Resources provides for Senior Services:

Housekeeping >>

A first rate housekeeping program transforms any facility into a showcase facility – where first impressions are elegance, luxury, service and style! A clean facility not only provides employees, visitors and patients with a sense of comfort, it establishes regulatory and safety compliance. The goals of Vanguard Resources’ Housekeeping program are to provide high quality, low-cost services, increase patient satisfaction, improve quality, and ensure regulatory compliance. Below are some of the many solutions we offer within our Housekeeping program:

  • Formal & Informal Daily Rounds
  • Regulatory Preparation & Training
  • Equipment & Supply Training
  • Duty & Task List Training
  • Impact Cleaning
  • Daily Cleaning
  • Project Cleaning
  • Comprehensive Floor Care Program
  • Quality Assurance Program
  • Computerized Cycle Cleaning Program
  • Safety

Food and Nutrition >>

High quality, appealing foods served under strict safety guidelines are the core of Vanguard Resources’ Food & Nutrition services. It is important that all patrons of a cafeteria or dining facility, as well as patients and residents, find something nutritious and pleasing to eat. We achieve this by offering a diverse selection of entrees, along with a large selection of specialty items. Our comprehensive Food & Nutrition program provides:

  • “Room Service” Patient Meals using the Common Cents software solution
  • Cafeteria Retail Sales
  • Vending
  • Catering
  • Dietetic Services
  • Customized Menus
  • VIP Patient Services
  • Controlled Food Cost
  • Sanitation
  • Regional Recipe Development
  • Standardized Recipes Using ADA Compliant Diets
  • Regulatory & TJC Compliant Diets
  • Reduced Cost & Expenses
  • Sales Tax Collection & Remittance to State
  • Quality Assurance
  • Customer Satisfaction Surveys Performed on a Regular Basis with Results Trended to Provide Ongoing Satisfaction Improvement

Security >>

Our mission is to protect the people and property of our customers’ facilities by providing superior security with the highest degree of integrity and responsiveness. Vanguard Resources’ Security services are customized to fit the specific needs of each facility. From the first day on post, Vanguard’s officers are ready to perform duties with a sense of command, sensitivity and courtesy. We help to ensure that your facility remains safe, secure and incident free. Our Security services include, but are not limited to:

  • Visible Protection On-site
  • Parking Escorts
  • Door Requests – Interior and Exterior
  • Investigations & Reports for Theft, Assault, Damage to Property, or Any Other Security Related Incident
  • Patrol of Interior & Exterior Buildings & Parking Areas
  • Response to & Investigation of Access Control Alarms
  • Traffic Control for the Visitor & General Parking Areas
  • Patrol Officer in Parking Area During Shift Changes
  • Personnel & Package Screenings
  • Activity & Incident Reports Completed Daily
  • Annual Summary of Security Incidents with Recommendations for Corrective Action
  • Continual Rounds/Surveillance

Plant Operation and Maintenance >>

Maintaining a facility requires diligence and expertise. Keeping equipment operating at optimal efficiency requires a comprehensive program of preventive maintenance and work orders, backed by solid computer support, safety management and managers trained to boost production. Vanguard Resources offers an extensive Plant Operations and Maintenance program that supports departments such as Project Management, Utility Management and Safety. We provide:

  • Computerized Facility Maintenance Management
  • Preventive & Corrective Maintenance
  • Regularly Scheduled Rounds and Inspections
  • Standard Operating Procedures
  • Capital Budget Planning
  • Safety Management
  • Inventory Management
  • Accounting Procedures
  • Scheduling of Resources
  • Engineers’ Logs
  • In-Services & Training
  • Quality Assurance
  • Comprehensive Reports
  • Daily Time Sheets
  • Contract Manuals
  • Vendor Control Logs
  • Life Safety Manuals
  • Emergency Management Logs
  • Blueprint Indexes
  • Manufacturer Indexes
  • Filter Logs
  • Reduced Equipment Downtime
  • Enhanced Equipment Life Expectancy & Efficiency
  • Regulatory & TJC Compliance with Current Standards
  • Technicians/Managers for Emergency After-hour Support
  • Negotiation of Current Outside Maintenance Service Contracts
  • Buildings & Grounds Safety
  • Casualty Prevention & Control Inspections Designed to Maintain Building Appearance, Comfort & Safety
  • Complete, Accurate Records
  • Responsive Routine Maintenance
  • Program Recommendations for Reducing Utilities Consumption
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Sprocket Software Solutions, which provide:
    • Historical Information about Equipment
    • Information about All Work Performed
    • Number of Work Orders
    • Supply Cost per Work Order/Facility
    • Labor Cost per Work Order/Facility
    • Priority & Frequency

Clinical Engineering >>

One of the most important resources of any healthcare facility is the management and maintenance of the life-saving clinical engineering equipment. This department is also very often one of the most expensive to maintain. Vanguard Resources provides a comprehensive formula for your facility’s Clinical Engineering department that turns a reactive program into a proactive program. We offer affordable maintenance and management solutions to keep your clinical, biomedical and diagnostic equipment performing at top efficiency. Our Clinical Engineering services include:

  • Clinical Equipment Maintenance Management Software
    • Inventory Checks
    • Work Order Requests
    • Inspections
    • Enhanced Reporting
    • Historical Records
    • Personnel Schedules
    • Customized Equipment Capabilities
    • Quality Control
    • Equipment Monitoring
    • Preventative Maintenance Requests
    • User Errors
    • Equipment Recalls
    • Electrical Safety Testing
  • Clinical Asset Tracking – Wireless Tracking Capabilities
  • Acquisition and Life Cycle Management – Strategic Planning & Financial Management

Laundry and Linen >>

As part of the comprehensive Housekeeping package, Vanguard Resources offers Laundry and Linen management in order to enhance your service outcomes. We ensure quality Laundry and Linen services by:

  • Developing Systems & Processes that Allow for Monitoring Overall Program Productivity
  • Implementing Processes that Identify the Current Par Level Needs of Each Unit
  • Measuring the Outgoing & Incoming Linen Poundage
  • Inspecting Linen & Creating Quality Assurance Programs
  • Managing Current Processes & Defining Programs’ Needs
  • Identifying Internal Problems that May Affect:
    • Program costs
    • Quality
    • Usage
    • Distribution
    • Supply levels
    • Tracking
    • Transportation
    • Collection