PALs has added Pensylvania's Adult Residential Licensing forms to its library of assessments and forms.
Personal Care Home Assessment - 55 Pa.Code 2600.225
Personal Care Home Support Plan - 2600.227
Resident Medical Evaluation - 55 Pa.Code 2600.141
Please contact our office for copies of these forms, or better yet, visit our website and download our FREE Trial.
PALs, the leader in Assisted Living Software, just keeps getting better with age!
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Building Manager
PALs has updated it's building manager program to make it more user friendly.
The building manager is a program to create Work Orders related to apartments or other assets (like equipment or buildings).
These Work Orders are assigned to a shift (generally maintenance or housekeeping) for either a specific time and date or repeating. In the latter case, a task can be entered once and repeated on either a weekly, monthly, or ___ (enter Number) of days to repeat-cyle.
A task list is printed for a specific date or range of dates, for staff to complete. Completed tasks are checked off, and any monetary charges recorded and staff time documented.
For Example. If a resident calls down with a request to fix a leaky faucet, a one-time Work Order is completed and entered into the system.
If the North Stairway needs to be swept and mopped every Wednesday, that is entered into the system to repeat on every Wednesday.
If Furnace filters need to be replaced every 6 months, that is entered to repeat every 180 days (30x6).
Print Work Orders daily, and each of the above will print on the correct date.
PALs, the leader in Assisted Living Software, just keeps getting better with age!
The building manager is a program to create Work Orders related to apartments or other assets (like equipment or buildings).
These Work Orders are assigned to a shift (generally maintenance or housekeeping) for either a specific time and date or repeating. In the latter case, a task can be entered once and repeated on either a weekly, monthly, or ___ (enter Number) of days to repeat-cyle.
A task list is printed for a specific date or range of dates, for staff to complete. Completed tasks are checked off, and any monetary charges recorded and staff time documented.
For Example. If a resident calls down with a request to fix a leaky faucet, a one-time Work Order is completed and entered into the system.
If the North Stairway needs to be swept and mopped every Wednesday, that is entered into the system to repeat on every Wednesday.
If Furnace filters need to be replaced every 6 months, that is entered to repeat every 180 days (30x6).
Print Work Orders daily, and each of the above will print on the correct date.
PALs, the leader in Assisted Living Software, just keeps getting better with age!
iPhone and PALs
I just bought an iPhone, and let me tell you, the entire experience was a joy.
First of all, the sales staff were delightful, informed and loved their product. It was infectious. They took the time orient me about the phone, then I was off on an adventure. And soon downloaded my first app from the app store.
And here is where I want to link the iPhone to PALs. I wanted to be able to access PALs from my iPhone. No problem, "there is an app for that". I downloaded iTap RDP, and in no time at all, I was using PALs on my new iPhone. FANTASTIC!
I know other smart phones can do this also, if running windows mobile v5 or higher. But my experience with the iPhone was just too good not to share.
PALs, the leader in Assisted Living Software, just keeps getting better with age!
First of all, the sales staff were delightful, informed and loved their product. It was infectious. They took the time orient me about the phone, then I was off on an adventure. And soon downloaded my first app from the app store.
And here is where I want to link the iPhone to PALs. I wanted to be able to access PALs from my iPhone. No problem, "there is an app for that". I downloaded iTap RDP, and in no time at all, I was using PALs on my new iPhone. FANTASTIC!
I know other smart phones can do this also, if running windows mobile v5 or higher. But my experience with the iPhone was just too good not to share.
PALs, the leader in Assisted Living Software, just keeps getting better with age!
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Staff Alerts
PALs monitors a number of items to ensure regulatory compliance related to Nursing/Clinical regulations - See Nursing Alerts below. PALs has now expanded its "alerts" to monitor regulatory compliance for staff.
We have always monitored training hours, but now that has been expanded to monitor and issue "Alerts" if any of the following are out of compliance or nearing due dates:
1. Annual Training Hours
2. TB or TST (Tuberculin skin tests) due
3. Certification for Aides, or License for nursing staff
4. CPR certification due
5. Work Status (work permit or passport) expiration dates
6. Flu shots
PALs is committed to partnering with Assisted Living Communities in providing Resident Focused, Quality Care that is both regulatory compliant and profitable.
We have always monitored training hours, but now that has been expanded to monitor and issue "Alerts" if any of the following are out of compliance or nearing due dates:
1. Annual Training Hours
2. TB or TST (Tuberculin skin tests) due
3. Certification for Aides, or License for nursing staff
4. CPR certification due
5. Work Status (work permit or passport) expiration dates
6. Flu shots
PALs is committed to partnering with Assisted Living Communities in providing Resident Focused, Quality Care that is both regulatory compliant and profitable.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Nursing Alerts
PALs Software has added Nursing Alerts to it's assisted living software.
PALs has always printed reports to remind nurses of actions that need to be taken that relate to clinical care or regulatory compliance, but with this new feature, nurses are automatically notified when they log on to PALs.
The Nursing Alerts include:
1. Medication Compliance
2. Medication Ordering
3. Physician Orders Due
4. Nursing Assessment & Care Plan reviews
5. Resident Annual MD Visit and Orders
6. Resident Health Insurance Expirations
7. Service Authorization Expiration Dates
8. Staff Training Hours related to requirements
9. Staff TB Testing Due
PALs Software is in its 10th year of operation, and continues to meet the needs of assisted living providers to remain compliant with regulations and provide quality care while remaining profitable.
PALs has always printed reports to remind nurses of actions that need to be taken that relate to clinical care or regulatory compliance, but with this new feature, nurses are automatically notified when they log on to PALs.
The Nursing Alerts include:
1. Medication Compliance
2. Medication Ordering
3. Physician Orders Due
4. Nursing Assessment & Care Plan reviews
5. Resident Annual MD Visit and Orders
6. Resident Health Insurance Expirations
7. Service Authorization Expiration Dates
8. Staff Training Hours related to requirements
9. Staff TB Testing Due
PALs Software is in its 10th year of operation, and continues to meet the needs of assisted living providers to remain compliant with regulations and provide quality care while remaining profitable.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Audit Tool Added
PALs has recently added an Audit Tool. This enhancement not only tracks who has access to Personal Health Information (PHI), but limits their access according to user-group, and also documents changes to records, noting both previous and changed data.
For Example, Aides may be restricting to only viewing certain information; while nurses may view and enter new records, change existing records, or delete records.
The audit tool will "TRACK" when an aide logs-in capturing their name, id, date and time; and what action they took (printed shift assignment sheet), and when they log-out.
If a nurse logs-in and changes a record, an audit trail will identify who the nurse is, the date and time of the record change, and the previous and changed values of the changed record. So if a medication is changed from ASA 250mg to ASA 500mg, both these values as captured along with the date and time and name of the person making the change.
PALs continues to build on user requests and changes in the regulatory environment.
For Example, Aides may be restricting to only viewing certain information; while nurses may view and enter new records, change existing records, or delete records.
The audit tool will "TRACK" when an aide logs-in capturing their name, id, date and time; and what action they took (printed shift assignment sheet), and when they log-out.
If a nurse logs-in and changes a record, an audit trail will identify who the nurse is, the date and time of the record change, and the previous and changed values of the changed record. So if a medication is changed from ASA 250mg to ASA 500mg, both these values as captured along with the date and time and name of the person making the change.
PALs continues to build on user requests and changes in the regulatory environment.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Documentation Choices
In PALs, you can document Medications and/or Services (1) on the computer - Real Time; (2) on Paper or (3) a combination - Documentation by Exception.
(1) PALs can be setup for computer entry of Meds or Services using a mouse or touch-screen for an input device. This approach is the most costly and complex, and often, most time consuming because of the complexity, required training, and number of staff using the system.
But it is very accurate. Every service and meds is documented in real-time. If you need to know if that Med or Service was provided at 10:30 am and not at 10:45 am and you need to know it real-time, this is the approach for you. An eMAR or eSAR will print automatically.
(2) The paper form, default, will simply require to staff initial on a monthly MAR or SAR. The is the most simple and least costly approach. Supervisory staff would need to review each resident's MAR or SAR to see variations and missing services.
(3) The Combination approach, Documentation by Exception, combines the above two. Staff print a Shift Assignment sheet for both Meds and Services. During the printing process, all meds and services are automatically entered into the computer as "provided" by the staff person who logged in. Then, maybe two or three times during their shift, staff chart by exception, noting services or meds NOT GIVEN. Using this method, supervisory staff know what services were missed and eMARs and eSARs print automatically, along with variation reports.
This latter approach combines the eMAR and eSAR of #1, without the need for additional computers, input devices, or setup and maintenance of a wireless network.
With PALs you have choices.
(1) PALs can be setup for computer entry of Meds or Services using a mouse or touch-screen for an input device. This approach is the most costly and complex, and often, most time consuming because of the complexity, required training, and number of staff using the system.
But it is very accurate. Every service and meds is documented in real-time. If you need to know if that Med or Service was provided at 10:30 am and not at 10:45 am and you need to know it real-time, this is the approach for you. An eMAR or eSAR will print automatically.
(2) The paper form, default, will simply require to staff initial on a monthly MAR or SAR. The is the most simple and least costly approach. Supervisory staff would need to review each resident's MAR or SAR to see variations and missing services.
(3) The Combination approach, Documentation by Exception, combines the above two. Staff print a Shift Assignment sheet for both Meds and Services. During the printing process, all meds and services are automatically entered into the computer as "provided" by the staff person who logged in. Then, maybe two or three times during their shift, staff chart by exception, noting services or meds NOT GIVEN. Using this method, supervisory staff know what services were missed and eMARs and eSARs print automatically, along with variation reports.
This latter approach combines the eMAR and eSAR of #1, without the need for additional computers, input devices, or setup and maintenance of a wireless network.
With PALs you have choices.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Staff Work Schedules and Time Records
PALs will easily create staff schedules and allow previous week schedules to be duplicated or advanced by simply changing the begin_on date. This works well when schedules rotate on a regular basis. Now you simply make edits to reflect any changes, such as requested time off. Staff_Schedule
PALs will also post this schedule to a new table to keep tract of the hours that employees actually work. So, again, we edit by exception. When someone does not work the hours they were scheduled, you simply edit to reflect the actual hours worked.
When a pay period ends, you print a report showing actual hours worked. This data may also be exported to Excel. Staff_TimeRecord
Because we have both the work schedule, showing who was expected to be working, and we have the actual hours or who did work, we can print a report to show "Staff Who Missed Shifts" or "Staff Who Worked Extra". These reports will post to staff notes, so that at time of staff review, the data is available.
PALs is constantly improving to make operating an assisted living communty easy, efficient, and profitable. Please download a free trial from www.PALsSoftware.com .
PALs will also post this schedule to a new table to keep tract of the hours that employees actually work. So, again, we edit by exception. When someone does not work the hours they were scheduled, you simply edit to reflect the actual hours worked.
When a pay period ends, you print a report showing actual hours worked. This data may also be exported to Excel. Staff_TimeRecord
Because we have both the work schedule, showing who was expected to be working, and we have the actual hours or who did work, we can print a report to show "Staff Who Missed Shifts" or "Staff Who Worked Extra". These reports will post to staff notes, so that at time of staff review, the data is available.
PALs is constantly improving to make operating an assisted living communty easy, efficient, and profitable. Please download a free trial from www.PALsSoftware.com .
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Assisted Living Manager's Assessment
Maryland's "Assisted Living Manager's Assessment" or "ALM Assessment" has been added to PALs library of assessments.
Because PALs offers a unique User-Defined Assessment component, entering any assessment is a simple process. The process has again been enhanced to include entering your own assessment "choices" and selecting from those choices with just the click of a button. This makes doing assessment quick and easy. You can also elect to duplicate a past assessment, then just update changes.
If your state's assessment is not in our library, we will gladly add it. Assessments can be easily converted to professional care-plans by following our model of: Domain, Focus, Assessment, Approach and Outcome.
For more information go to http://www.palssoftware.com/ and download a free trial of PALs Executive or call toll free: 877-724-7257 for more information.
Because PALs offers a unique User-Defined Assessment component, entering any assessment is a simple process. The process has again been enhanced to include entering your own assessment "choices" and selecting from those choices with just the click of a button. This makes doing assessment quick and easy. You can also elect to duplicate a past assessment, then just update changes.
If your state's assessment is not in our library, we will gladly add it. Assessments can be easily converted to professional care-plans by following our model of: Domain, Focus, Assessment, Approach and Outcome.
For more information go to http://www.palssoftware.com/ and download a free trial of PALs Executive or call toll free: 877-724-7257 for more information.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
PALs Medication Manager Links to Vigilan Software
Another opportunity has come our way!
Vigilan software users can now link to PALs Medication Manager. This way, Vigilan users do not have to re-enter resident data and they can utilize PALs Medication Manager and print MARs and other reports.
To get started, all they need to do is visit our website and download the Medication Manager program and call for an activation code. AND like all our users, they can try it free for 7 days prior to purchasing.
Vigilan software users can now link to PALs Medication Manager. This way, Vigilan users do not have to re-enter resident data and they can utilize PALs Medication Manager and print MARs and other reports.
To get started, all they need to do is visit our website and download the Medication Manager program and call for an activation code. AND like all our users, they can try it free for 7 days prior to purchasing.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
MAR More Enhancements
PALs Medication Manager has been enhanced to include not only the MAR, Medication Administration Record, but now you can use this same format to enter and document services or monitor meals.
For example, instead of entering Meds, simply enter a service like, AM Cares or Bath or PM Cares, as a med name and create a documentation record like the one shown HERE.
Or enter meals, breakfast - lunch - supper, as a "med" and create a meal monitoring report like the one shown HERE.
Thanks to suggestions from our users, PALs Assisted Living Software just keeps getting better! For more information, visit our website at http://www.palssoftware.com/
For example, instead of entering Meds, simply enter a service like, AM Cares or Bath or PM Cares, as a med name and create a documentation record like the one shown HERE.
Or enter meals, breakfast - lunch - supper, as a "med" and create a meal monitoring report like the one shown HERE.
Thanks to suggestions from our users, PALs Assisted Living Software just keeps getting better! For more information, visit our website at http://www.palssoftware.com/
Monday, May 5, 2008
MAR - Medication Administration Record - Enhancements
After recently releasing an updated version of our popular MAR for Assisted Living Communities, it came under increased scrutiny resulting in the following enhancements.
ORDER Meds - you can now "order" meds on the MAR so they don't just show in the order they are entered. Meds are separated into two groupings: Scheduled and PRN Meds. Now within each of these grouping, you can determine the order in which meds appear.
REPEAT Med Every ___ Days. This scheduling option was not previously supported. Instead, you could enter either "Odd" or "Even" days. But users quickly pointed out that this is a problem when a month has 31 days, as then two "Odd" days come together. So now when you want to schedule a medication for "Odd" days, you simply start it on an "Odd" day and repeat it every 2 days. This has the added advantage of scheduling every 7 days (weekly), or 30 days (monthly) or every 180 days (6 months).
So PALs Software continues to evolve thanks to our loyal users who provide valuable feedback.
For more information on PALs Software for Assisted Living Communities, please visit our website at: www.PALsSoftware.com
ORDER Meds - you can now "order" meds on the MAR so they don't just show in the order they are entered. Meds are separated into two groupings: Scheduled and PRN Meds. Now within each of these grouping, you can determine the order in which meds appear.
REPEAT Med Every ___ Days. This scheduling option was not previously supported. Instead, you could enter either "Odd" or "Even" days. But users quickly pointed out that this is a problem when a month has 31 days, as then two "Odd" days come together. So now when you want to schedule a medication for "Odd" days, you simply start it on an "Odd" day and repeat it every 2 days. This has the added advantage of scheduling every 7 days (weekly), or 30 days (monthly) or every 180 days (6 months).
So PALs Software continues to evolve thanks to our loyal users who provide valuable feedback.
For more information on PALs Software for Assisted Living Communities, please visit our website at: www.PALsSoftware.com
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