Senior Living and the Use of Artificial Intelligence for Infection Prevention and Control


BY RHONDA DEMENO RN, BS, MPM, A-IPC, CPHRM S


enior living communities are still in the process of recovering from COVID-19, one of several global pandemics since the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. Based on the rapid spread of COVID-19, a study from the world economic forum estimates that the probability of novel disease outbreaks will likely triple in the next few decades.


While COVID-19 exposed many vulnerabilities for senior living, it also provided an opportunity for operators to reset infection control priorities and adopt practices to create a more robust approach to infection control and mitigation plans. As the senior living industry moves forward from the pandemic, now is the perfect time to review pandemic preparedness plans’ readiness for future pandemics or infectious disease outbreak crises.


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