Assisted Living Facilities
Cybersecurity for Assisted Living Facilities
Assisted living facilities handle sensitive health information, financial data, and family contact details. Protecting vulnerable residents from fraud and data theft is critical.
By The Numbers
$10.9M
average healthcare breach cost
Source: IBM
$3.4B
lost to elder fraud annually
Source: FBI
101K
elder fraud complaints in 2023
Source: FBI IC3
Top Threats
- • Ransomware targeting resident records
- • Identity theft of vulnerable residents
- • Phishing targeting staff and families
- • Medical device vulnerabilities
- • Wire fraud targeting family payments
How Attacks Happen
- • Phishing emails impersonating families
- • Weak passwords on care management systems
- • Unsecured resident Wi-Fi
- • Compromised medical devices
- • Social engineering targeting staff
Compliance Requirements
- • HIPAA (if providing medical services)
- • State assisted living licensing requirements
- • State elder care regulations
- • State data breach notification laws
- • PCI DSS for payment processing
Is your business exposed?
Security Checklist
- 1.
Enable MFA on all care management systems
- 2.
Train staff on elder fraud awareness
- 3.
Verify payment changes with multiple family contacts
- 4.
Segment medical devices from main network
- 5.
Back up resident records daily
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