McKnight’s Senior Living April 15, 2024
A new partnership between technology company Circadia Health and 81 skilled nursing facilities operated by Ciena Healthcare aims to significantly improve preventive care and reduce preventable rehospitalizations.
Circadia’s C100 remote monitoring devices — which the company describes as the first Food and Drug Administration-cleared device of its kind — will be installed in residents’ rooms. They are capable of continuously monitoring key vital signs like residents’ breathing rate, heart rate and unusual motions and compare them with personalized profiles.
The “real magic” of the system is virtual nurses reviewing artificial intelligence-triggered care escalations before they are sent on to providers, according to Rich Molfetta, vice president of operations at Circadia. That human element keeps results efficient and as accurate as...