METHOD FOR REDUCING ILLNESS IN CARE FACILITIES

• Main Authors: WILLIAMSON BRUCE S, MCLAUGHLIN LAURA M, TOWER THEODORE T, MCGRATH KEVIN P, THEISEN CLARICE M, DALEY MICHAEL A, SEMKULEY BRYAN JOHN, MARTIN STEPHANIE M, KAMINSKI JENNIFER M, KOENIG DAVID W, BAER CHRISTOF J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 21.08.2014
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING ORPROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTEDFOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS; PHYSICS; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

There is provided a method for promoting hygiene and reducing illness in a resident care location. The method collects data from a resident care location by testing common areas and personal areas within the resident care location, uses data specific to each resident, uses this data to develop tasks for the caregiver(s), measures and scores compliance with the tasks, and provides feedback for improved compliance with the tasks.