5 MUST-HAVE SECURITY MEASURES AT AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY
Recent research data showed more than 810,000 Americans live in an assisted living facility. If you asked the more than 810,000 Americans who call a retirement community home and their loved ones what is the most important factor in choosing a facility, you would receive a wide variety of answers.
However, one answer is considered one of the most important, if not the most important factors. That factor is called security.
Let’s find out what are the five must-have security measures at a senior housing center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.
Advanced Security Camera System
Taking a page out of the healthcare industry playbook, a growing number of assisted living facilities have invested in advanced security camera systems to deter criminals from committing crimes such as burglary. In addition to deterring criminals, the most advanced security camera systems with 100 percent property coverage represent an effective way to collect convincing physical evidence. Different types of cameras placed at a wide variety of entrances and exits can prevent the unfolding of undesirable events.
Video Analytics Software
Installing an advanced security camera system is made much more powerful when it is accompanied by the integration of video analytics software. This type of software has revolutionized the security camera industry by using machine learning and highly developed algorithms to analyze large amounts of raw data and video footage. Video analytics software dramatically speeds up the physical evidence collection process, as well as communicates with security staff in real time.
In-Room Resident Monitoring
As another helpful security measure pioneered by the healthcare industry, in-room resident monitoring serves three helpful purposes. First, it alerts our security staff when a memory care resident tries to wander through the memory care wing. Second, it is an effective tool to alert our security team to the presence of an intruder. Third, it ensures residents receive their medications at the right time and with the correct dosage.
Infection Control
When you think of security for a senior housing center, you probably think about the measures taken to protect residents against harm. One form of harm that does not receive enough attention concerns the development of infections. At our assisted living facility in Rio Rancho, our caregivers implement a comprehensive infection control plan that targets residents at the highest risk of contracting an infection. Our program includes properly training each caregiver, as well as ensuring the regular washing of clothes and bedding.
Fire and Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Government code requires the installation of fire and carbon monoxide detectors. However, they must be in top-performing condition to protect residents against the ravages of fire and carbon monoxide. At our senior living center in Rio Rancho, conducting regular inspections of our fire and carbon monoxide detectors ensures each detector operates at 100 percent efficiency. Every room at our assisted living facility has one fire and one carbon monoxide detector.
Learn More About the Security Measures at MorningStar of Rio Rancho
We understand the importance that you place on the safety and security of a loved one who is about to transition to an assisted living facility in Rio Rancho, NM. By scheduling a tour of our assisted living facility, you can see firsthand every security measure put in place to protect our residents. You also learn more about the cybersecurity measures we have taken to protect sensitive resident data, such as the type of payment method. Cyberattacks have emerged as one of the most serious types of security breaches faced by senior living centers across the United States.
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