Aged care facilities have really taken off over the past 6 months where interest is very strong to replace archaic manual time consuming systems to manage visitors and contractors including inductions and insurances that are set up in a very decentralized way. Many hours are wasted every week trying to maintain a manual visitor management system that in many cases also includes contractor management.
Recent discussions with Aged care facilities included not only discussions about visitors and contractors and the compliance of these people attending the location but has also included discussions about residents presence on site including many questions around the resident signing out there presence when they leave location for a true evacuation report.
A lot of what Aged Care requires is very similar to hospitals who are using WhosOnLocation Visitor, Contractor & Induction Management software like RPA, Concord Hospital, Liverpool Hospital, Canterbury Hospital, Gold Coast Private Hospital and more, hospitals have a strong need to manage contractors and the compliance of the contractors including inductions as well as keys and access control cards.
How can Visitor, Contractor and Induction Management software help aged care facilities?
Visitors – having visitors sign in and out their presence on site gives you an instant electronic record of who has been on location. At the same time a visitor signs in there presence you can set a short induction explaining your expectations of the visitors while on site, for example no smoking.
Contractors – need to sign in and out there presence on site, need compliance completed in the way of insurances and qualifications as well as inductions.
Employees – Can also sign in and out there presence on and off site if not already signing into a time and attendance system like Kronos or Deputy. Time and attendance data could be integrated into the visitor, contractor management software.
Residents – we are being asked a lot about the residents signing out there presence when they leave and signing in again when they return, every one I have spoken to is doing this now in a manual book and likes the idea of having this data electronic and more readily available.
What Visitor Contractor Modules could help Aged Care and why?
Visitor Management Module – will allow for the electronic reporting on visitors who have visited your location. Visitors can include family of residents as well as regular visitors
Contractor Management Module – will help you centralize insurance details, qualifications and inductions for your suppliers, even more powerful when you have multiple locations.
Asset Management – throw out the manual paper key management book and use this module to manage the issuance of any item you give to a person you expect to be returned.
Evacuation Management – give your fire wardens the control they need in the event of an emergency, this module is designed for fire wardens.
Induction Management – build employee and contractor inductions online for people to complete away from the location or onsite when they arrive.
Contractor Portal – Give your suppliers access so they can complete the pre-qualification process including upload insurances and workers for you – Admin staff will love this module
There is so much more the software can do to assist you at your location – Register for a demonstration to see more
All this research got me thinking about how I could assist my mother in the future so I dug a little deeper for some great links that will help you if you are looking for an aged care facility for your parents or family members.
Aged Care providers include Hardi Aged Care, Adventist Aged Care, Amana Living, ACSSAG Japara Healthcare, Baptist care NSW & ACT, BlueCross, Bupa Aged care, Churches of Christ Care, Freedom Aged Care, Hall & Prior Aged Care, Juniper, Opal Aged Care, Regis Aged Care, Souther Cross Care and hundreds more
You can check on vacancies with this great website – https://www.agedcareguide.com.au/nursing-homes/vacancies
You can also see a list of Aged Care providers here – https://www.agedcareguide.com.au/nursing-homes/providers