Germ-killing handles installed in care home

A care home has installed the UK’S first self-disinfecting door pads and handles to tackle virus spreading during the winter.

Vida Grange, a specialist dementia care home near Harrogate, N Yorks, has installed push pads and pull handles that kill germs within seconds in order to break chains of infection.

The Yorkshire-based team behind the Surfaceskins pads, which have been in development for seven years, said they were prioritising local care providers amid a surge in demand due to the pandemic.