Medication Rules

Define a Rule Condition

Define a Rule Action

Setting Rules

You can set up medication rules to alert caregivers when the Resident reports that meds have been taken, or when the Resident hasn't. To add a medication rule:

• Log in to the Online Care Portal
• Open the Care Menu
• Click the "Medications" button
• In the Medication Rules section, click the "New Rule" button
  
  

There are two parts to each rule, a condition and an action. On the first screen, define the condition. Your rule can be triggered when:

• The Resident presses an on-screen button to acknowledge taking meds scheduled for that time
• The Resident doesn't press an on-screen button to acknowledge taking the meds (either by pressing an on-screen button refusing the meds, or by not pressing any button to acknowledge the meds scheduled for that time)
• The Resident presses an on-screen button refusing the meds scheduled for that time
  
  

Examples of conditions might be:

• If any medication is refused by the Resident, email a Caregiver. is detected by the hallway detector between 10pm and 6am - this might signal a caregiver to * If Synthroid is not acknowledged as taken, make a reminder call.

Once you have defined the condition, you need to set the action. Possible actions include contacting a single caregiver, all caregivers, or a Call List. The types of contact include:

• Email
• Text message
• Phone call to home, work or cell phone
• Phone call to a Call List
  
  

Multiple rules can be triggered for any event, so that multiple types of alerts can be sent out, for example both phone calls and emails.

A checkbox next to the rule lets you set whether the rule is enabled or disabled. It might make sense to turn off a rule while your loved one is on vacation, so that alerts won't be sent out during that time. You can disable a rule by unchecking the box. When you're ready for the rule to be active again, just check the Enabled checkbox again, and then save the rule settings.

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