This configuration is very close to a configuration for a Retirement Home/Communities/Centers <Read more about Retirement Home/Communities/Centers Use Case>, except that many or the ”options” are more benefit and needed by the clients and running an Assisted Living Center.   The main differences are that their clients have more dependencies on the care providers, and features like schedule, timing, verification of treatments/services, escalation, and audits are more important.

 

For Retirement Home/Communities/Centers, the System provides an add-on service for resident’s safety and comfort, supports smoother and more efficient operations, provides additional services, and results in fewer mistakes. It provides new revenue streams for the Assisted Living Facility through insurance and private payments, and can help in the operation of the facility with monitoring, security, personnel and outside service scheduling, escalation, billing, and payments. This is provided through  an Out-of-the Box Whole Healthcare System customized for Assisted Living Centers. This is also an opportunity for Franchises and Social Advocacy Groups.

 

The System provides common “Look and Feel” interfaces on Standard PCs, Smartphones, and Tablets, with online training, help, and instructions, with the devices supporting remote maintenance and support.

 

Some Service Options include:

• Providing a complete service package to take care of all of the resident’s  System and Support Needs within their residences and in Common Areas mainly by becoming a Small System-in-a-Box Call Center <                    > for their residence

• Allowing the Resident to maintain their own Systems and the Center providing responses to  any alarms/escalations

• Providing  some of their testing, exams, and Doctor consultations (telemedicine)  done in the facility so that they do not have to travel to a Doctor or Clinic

• Providing additional low-cost Medical, Assisted Care, and Security capability and services

• Assisting with the scheduling of any required  Personal Services

• Partnerships with the Resident’s guardians to assist in the care and escalations associated with their residence

 

The System provides many other optional and configurable benefits for an Assisted Living Center

• Extended use of Medical Assistant to perform tasks vs. a higher cost Medical Professionals

• Role Based Scheduling, Acknowledgement, Escalation, Follow-up, and Audit/Process Improvement to cover different shifts and pools off individuals within a  functional area

• Scheduling of Care with Role Based escalations if they are completed or require follow-up

• Available mini-Call Center/Monitoring Stations

• Available Small Clinic options

• Modular “Plug and Play” and configured “System-in-a-Box” options to support incremental improvements and expansion

• Available treatment verification

• Automated Event Auditing of all actions (including billing support)

• Added facility Security and Environmental Control Features

• “Electronic Fence” to make sure people do not enter or leave controlled spaces

 

Note: Role Based scheduling is based on defining general roles, and then mapping shifts for those Roles to Individuals, These include the roles to perform the tasks as well as any escalations and follow-up, and it can automatically assign, reassign, and forward based on shift changes. . Sample roles could include, orderly,  nurse_supervisor, maintenance, security, etc.

 

System Components:

• Smartphones, Tablets, and/or PCs with downloaded APPs  (and access to Cloud Data and Processing  through the APPs)

• Printable or orderable stickers or wrist bands (only required for identity related APPs)

• Any desired Medical, Security,  Monitoring, and/or Control Devices

• Optional System-in-a-Box Call Center (App or standalone system)

• Any desired Medical, Security,  Monitoring, and/or Control Devices

• Any desired Clinic or Emergency Medical Kit Options

• Network Connection

• Any desired Redundancy (lighting, power, batteries, network, main control)