Case Study Sussex Housing Care Homes Copper and Silver Ionisation for Legionella control in care homes in the UK18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Jan -12 Mar-12 May-12 Jul-12 Sep-12 Nov-12 Jan-13 Mar-13 May-13 Jul-13 Sep-13 Nov-13 Jan-14 Mar-14 May-14 Jul-14 Sep-14 Nov-14 Jan-15 Mar-15 May-15 Jul-15 Sep-15 Nov-15 Jan-16 Mar-16 May-16 May-16 Jul-16 Sep-16 Nov-16 Jan-17 Mar-17 Background: Oakwood, Saxon Wood and Woodlands House are three care homes situated in the South of England, that are under the Sussex Housing & Care, a not-for-profit provider of housing and care for older people in Sussex. All three homes have been using the Orca copper and silver ionisation system for the past few years. Results: Figures 1a, b, c below show the Legionella counts results

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