Residential care homes provide personal care and accommodation rather than registered nursing, and their kitchens are often smaller than a nursing home's — but the fire-safety obligations are identical. Residents still include frail and less-mobile people who depend on staff to evacuate them, so a clean, well-maintained extract system matters just as much.
We arrange TR19-focused extract cleaning quotes for residential homes throughout Swansea, the Gower villages, Neath Port Talbot and eastern Carmarthenshire — from large purpose-built homes to converted houses with compact commercial kitchens.
Smaller kitchen, same standard
A smaller kitchen does not mean a lighter duty. Cooking three meals a day for thirty or forty residents still puts a steady grease load through the canopy and ductwork, and the ductwork is where the real fire risk sits — out of sight, above the ceiling, running to the external discharge. A clean that stops at the visible hood leaves that untouched.
One thing worth checking first
Some smaller homes have domestic-style extraction rather than a commercial canopy, and those systems fall outside TR19 entirely. If you're not sure which you have, send a photograph of the hood with your enquiry and we'll tell you straight — there's no point quoting for work your kitchen doesn't need.
What you receive
A full TR19-standard clean of canopy, filters, ductwork and fan, with grease-depth readings, photographs and a certificate for your fire-risk file and CIW records. See also nursing homes and the overview on our care home kitchen cleaning page.
Related services: Canopy Cleaning · TR19 Extract Cleaning · TR19 Compliance Guide
Frequently Asked Questions
Our kitchen is quite small — do we still need TR19 cleaning?
If it has a commercial extraction canopy and ductwork, yes. Size affects the interval, not the standard. If you have domestic-style extraction instead, TR19 doesn't apply — send a photo and we'll tell you which you've got.
How often do residential homes need cleaning?
Typically every six months under TR19's moderate-use band. Homes doing lighter cooking may stretch that; homes with heavy frying should shorten it.
Will you need to close the kitchen?
No. Work is planned between meal services or early and late in the day so catering continues uninterrupted.