Secure Shredding for Long-Term Care Facilities
Protecting resident privacy and safeguarding sensitive records is essential in long-term care. Nursing homes, assisted living communities, memory care centers, and rehabilitation facilities generate large volumes of confidential information — medical charts, billing files, employee records, and more — every day. Improper disposal of these records can lead to identity theft, HIPAA violations, regulatory penalties, and reputational risk. With Liberty Shredding, long-term care facilities can trust that sensitive paperwork is destroyed securely, professionally, and in full compliance with privacy standards. We provide secure on-site shredding, off-site shredding, locked shred bins, recurring service plans, and purge shredding options — all backed by documentation for compliance.
Why Secure Shredding Matters for Long-Term Care
Long-term care environments handle Protected Health Information (PHI), resident financial data, and private administrative records. If these documents are discarded without proper destruction, your facility becomes vulnerable to:
- HIPAA violations and audit findings
- Identity theft and data breaches
- Civil and regulatory fines
- Operational and legal liability
- Loss of resident trust
A professional shredding program is a proactive way to protect your residents, staff, and reputation.
We Shred the Documents You Can’t Afford to Risk
Any printed file containing personal, medical, or financial data should be destroyed securely. At Liberty Shredding, we shred:
- Resident medical charts
- Treatment and care plans
- Medication administration records
- Billing statements and claims
- Insurance documents
- Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid files
- Payroll and HR records
- Archived resident files
If it contains identifiable information, we ensure it’s destroyed beyond reconstruction.
On-Site Shredding for Maximum Transparency
Many long-term care facilities prefer on-site shredding so documents can be destroyed right where they are collected.
With mobile on-site shredding, Liberty Shredding brings our industrial shredding trucks to your facility. Papers are destroyed in real time while you watch, giving staff and administrators full confidence in secure disposal.
Benefits of on-site shredding:
- Documents shredded immediately at your location
- Optional witnessed shredding
- Eliminates off-site transport risk
- Minimal disruption to staff and residents
- Fast, professional service
On-site shredding is ideal for facilities with large volumes of sensitive records, audit requirements, or heightened compliance needs.
Off-Site Shredding & Secure Shred Bins
Not every facility requires on-site destruction. For many, secure off-site shredding paired with locked collection bins is cost-effective and efficient.
Liberty Shredding provides:
- Locked, tamper-resistant shred bins placed throughout your facility
- Scheduled pickup of full containers
- Secure transport under strict chain-of-custody procedures
- Processing and destruction at our secure facility
Our off-site service ensures paper stays protected from the moment it enters a locked container until it’s destroyed.
This option works well for facilities with ongoing shredding needs and limited on-site space.
Recurring & Scheduled Shredding Programs
Long-term care facilities generate confidential documents daily. A one-time purge event is a good start — but recurring shredding ensures ongoing compliance.
Liberty Shredding offers flexible service schedules that can include:
- Weekly shredding
- Bi-weekly pickup
- Monthly service
- Custom recurring plans
Recurring shredding helps prevent storage build-up, supports internal compliance policies, and reduces the risk of confidential material mixing with general waste.
Large-Scale Purge Shredding Projects
When record retention timelines expire, or your facility transitions to electronic systems, large volumes of archived files need secure destruction.
Liberty Shredding’s purge shredding services handle:
- Archived medical charts
- Storage room cleanouts
- Boxed files
- Off-site document storage destruction
We efficiently remove and destroy large volumes of paperwork, reducing liability and improving operational workflow.
Compliance You Can Document — Certificates & Audit Support
Liberty Shredding provides a Certificate of Destruction after every service, whether on-site, off-site, recurring, or purge shredding.
This document verifies that your confidential materials were destroyed in compliance with industry standards and provides:
- Proof of secure destruction
- Documentation for HIPAA audits
- Records for compliance files
- Liability protection
We help long-term care facilities maintain strong compliance documentation with minimal administrative burden.
Protect resident privacy, reduce risk, and simplify your document disposal process with a shredding plan tailored to long-term care needs.
Who We Serve
Adult Day Care Centers, Assisted Living Facilities, Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs), Home Health Care Services, Hospice Care Centers, Independent Living Communities, Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals (LTACHs), Memory Care Facilities, Rehabilitation Centers, Residential Care Homes (Board and Care Homes), Respite Care Services, and Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs)
Partner with Liberty Shredding
Looking for reliable shredding, scanning, archiving, media conversion, cloud, and more services? Contact Liberty today for a free, no-obligation quote. Whether it’s a single-file box or an ongoing service agreement, we’ll help you choose the right solution for your home or business.