diff --git a/backend/app/rest/residents_routes.py b/backend/app/rest/residents_routes.py
index 4c0b940d..f6d282a3 100644
--- a/backend/app/rest/residents_routes.py
+++ b/backend/app/rest/residents_routes.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from flask import Blueprint, current_app, jsonify, request
 from ..middlewares.auth import require_authorization_by_role
 from ..services.implementations.residents_service import ResidentsService
-from datetime import datetime
+from ..utilities.exceptions.duplicate_entity_exceptions import DuplicateResidentException
 import json
 
 residents_service = ResidentsService(current_app.logger)
@@ -20,29 +20,13 @@ def add_resident():
             jsonify({"date_left_error": "date_left cannot be less than date_joined"}),
             400,
         )
-
-    # Check for the existence of a resident prior to adding them
-    fmt_resident_id = resident.get("initial") + resident.get("room_num")
-    try:
-        existing_resident = residents_service.get_resident_by_id(fmt_resident_id)
-        if existing_resident:
-            return (
-                jsonify(
-                    {
-                        "error": "Resident with ID {fmt_resident_id} already exists.".format(
-                            fmt_resident_id=fmt_resident_id
-                        )
-                    }
-                ),
-                409,
-            )
-    except Exception as e:
-        error_message = getattr(e, "message", None)
-        return jsonify({"error": (error_message if error_message else str(e))}), 500
-
     try:
         created_resident = residents_service.add_resident(resident)
         return jsonify(created_resident), 201
+    
+    except DuplicateResidentException as e:
+        error_message = getattr(e, "message", None)
+        return jsonify({"error": (error_message if error_message else str(e))}), 409
     except Exception as e:
         error_message = getattr(e, "message", None)
         return jsonify({"error": (error_message if error_message else str(e))}), 500
@@ -61,25 +45,6 @@ def update_resident(resident_id):
             400,
         )
 
-    # Check for the existence of a resident prior to adding them
-    fmt_resident_id = updated_resident.get("initial") + updated_resident.get("room_num")
-    try:
-        existing_resident = residents_service.get_resident_by_id(fmt_resident_id)
-        if existing_resident and existing_resident["id"] != resident_id:
-            return (
-                jsonify(
-                    {
-                        "error": "Resident with ID {fmt_resident_id} already exists.".format(
-                            fmt_resident_id=fmt_resident_id
-                        )
-                    }
-                ),
-                409,
-            )
-    except Exception as e:
-        error_message = getattr(e, "message", None)
-        return jsonify({"error": (error_message if error_message else str(e))}), 500
-
     try:
         updated_resident = residents_service.update_resident(
             resident_id, updated_resident
@@ -94,6 +59,9 @@ def update_resident(resident_id):
             ),
             201,
         )
+    except DuplicateResidentException as e:
+        error_message = getattr(e, "message", None)
+        return jsonify({"error": (error_message if error_message else str(e))}), 409
     except Exception as e:
         error_message = getattr(e, "message", None)
         return jsonify({"error": (error_message if error_message else str(e))}), 500
diff --git a/backend/app/services/implementations/residents_service.py b/backend/app/services/implementations/residents_service.py
index 9436c913..4c85915c 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/implementations/residents_service.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/implementations/residents_service.py
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 from ...models.log_record_residents import LogRecordResidents
 from ...models.buildings import Buildings
 from ...models import db
+from ...utilities.exceptions.duplicate_entity_exceptions import (
+    DuplicateResidentException,
+)
 from datetime import datetime
 from sqlalchemy.sql.expression import or_, and_
 from pytz import timezone
@@ -135,28 +138,37 @@ def add_resident(self, resident):
             db.session.add(new_resident)
             db.session.commit()
             return resident
-        except Exception as postgres_error:
-            raise postgres_error
+        except Exception as e:
+            if type(e).__name__ == "IntegrityError":
+                raise DuplicateResidentException(resident["initial"] + resident["room_num"])
+            else:
+                raise e
 
     def update_resident(self, resident_id, updated_resident):
-        if "date_left" in updated_resident:
-            create_update_resident = Residents.query.filter_by(id=resident_id).update(
-                {
-                    Residents.date_left: updated_resident["date_left"],
-                    **updated_resident,
-                }
-            )
-        else:
-            create_update_resident = Residents.query.filter_by(id=resident_id).update(
-                {Residents.date_left: None, **updated_resident}
-            )
-        if not create_update_resident:
-            raise Exception(
-                "Resident with id {resident_id} not found".format(
-                    resident_id=resident_id
+        try:
+            if "date_left" in updated_resident:
+                create_update_resident = Residents.query.filter_by(id=resident_id).update(
+                    {
+                        Residents.date_left: updated_resident["date_left"],
+                        **updated_resident,
+                    }
                 )
-            )
-        db.session.commit()
+            else:
+                create_update_resident = Residents.query.filter_by(id=resident_id).update(
+                    {Residents.date_left: None, **updated_resident}
+                )
+            if not create_update_resident:
+                raise Exception(
+                    "Resident with id {resident_id} not found".format(
+                        resident_id=resident_id
+                    )
+                )
+            db.session.commit()
+        except Exception as e:
+            if type(e).__name__ == "IntegrityError":
+                raise DuplicateResidentException(updated_resident["initial"] + updated_resident["room_num"])
+            else:
+                raise e
 
     def delete_resident(self, resident_id):
         resident_log_records = LogRecordResidents.query.filter_by(
diff --git a/backend/app/utilities/exceptions/duplicate_entity_exceptions.py b/backend/app/utilities/exceptions/duplicate_entity_exceptions.py
index 02334dc6..d6f86d25 100644
--- a/backend/app/utilities/exceptions/duplicate_entity_exceptions.py
+++ b/backend/app/utilities/exceptions/duplicate_entity_exceptions.py
@@ -16,3 +16,12 @@ class DuplicateUserException(Exception):
     def __init__(self, email):
         message = f"User with email {email} already exists."
         super().__init__(message)
+
+class DuplicateResidentException(Exception):
+    """
+    Raised when an duplicate resident is encountered
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, resident_id):
+        message = f"Resident with ID {resident_id} already exists."
+        super().__init__(message)
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/pages/AdminControls/EmployeeDirectoryTable.tsx b/frontend/src/components/pages/AdminControls/EmployeeDirectoryTable.tsx
index daa0baf0..86ce58ce 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/pages/AdminControls/EmployeeDirectoryTable.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/pages/AdminControls/EmployeeDirectoryTable.tsx
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ const EmployeeDirectoryTable = ({
 
   const deactivateWarningMessage = (employeeId: number) => {
     if (authenticatedUser?.id === employeeId) {
-      return "Note: Deactivating your account will require you to login to the application again."
+      return "Note: Deactivating your account will log you out of the application."
     }
     return ""
   }