Difference between revisions of "Touchscreen and Social Features"

Latest revision as of 18:46, 27 July 2018

From letters and photos to video calling and websites, GrandCare has many features for interacting with family and professional caregivers. Just took a cute photo of the kids? Send it to mom right from your smartphone. How about a fun YouTube video? Put it right on the GrandCare touchscreen. Then send a message to tell your loved one that something new is waiting for them. Or place a video call and catch up in person.

Communication Features

Video Calling

Video Calling

- Place or receive a video call to the touchscreen from your computer or smartphone.

Letters

- Send a letter to the touchscreen and receive a response. It's as easy as email, but better.

Photos

- Upload slideshow photos directly from your PC or with GrandCare Mobile

Facebook Photo Feed

- Sync selected Facebook photo albums to the GrandCare slideshow

Care Notes

- Exchange notes with other caregivers using the touchscreen or your PC

Community Features

- Send messages, share photos, distribute flyers and more - to everyone in your community.

GrandCare Mobile

- Now you can Video Call, upload Photos, and send text messages right from your iPhone!

Entertainment Features

Brain Exercises

- Stay sharp with Trivia, Pick the Caption, What is This, and In What Year?

Calculator

- Do some quick math with this big, easy-to-read calculator

Games

- Choose from Solitaire, Checkers, Mastermind, and Tic Tac Toe–or add your own

Music Programs

- Choose from five pre-programmed streaming music channels, or add more

News

- Pressing the News button gives you a choice of different types of news stories

Weather

- Get the local weather forecast for the next five days

Websites

- Add specific websites to the GrandCare touchscreen.

Scheduling Features

Calendar

- Add calendar events remotely or right on the touchscreen

Event Reminders

- These pop-up reminders come from the Calendar and from Today's Schedule

Today's Schedule

- Create a resident to-do list that can be checked off as things get done

Care Plan

- Create a caregiver's to-do list that can be checked off as care is performed

Activity Reminders

- Create Reminders for daily activities with action steps and video

Customizing the Touchscreen

Touchscreen Main Menu

- Choose which buttons appear on the touchscreen, and set the order in which they appear

Digital Slide Show Settings

- In addition to your Photos, you can include news, weather, trivia, spiritual offerings and more

Optional Display Settings

- These include darkening the screen between certain hours, an hourly chime, and more

Group Check-in

- Every touchscreen in your community can have a check-in button that lets residents check in daily

Using the Touchscreen

Using the Touchscreen - Residents access all the features of the system using the pushbuttons on the touchscreen.

- Resident instructions for using the Main Menu, Weather, Digital Slide Show, and Video Calling

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-Unobtrusive activity of daily living monitoring sensors or action buttons report wirelessly to the system located in the residence. Through the Care Menu, caregivers can log in to assess activity levels, pin-point specific problems, and determine alert rules.</td></tr>
+From letters and photos to video calling and websites, GrandCare has many features for interacting with family and professional caregivers. Just took a cute photo of the kids? Send it to mom right from your smartphone. How about a fun YouTube video? Put it right on the GrandCare touchscreen. Then send a message to tell your loved one that something new is waiting for them. Or place a video call and catch up in person.</td></tr>
-</table><br />
+</table>
-==Sensor Types==
+==Communication Features==
-[[File:Z-Wave.png|right|frame|Motion Sensor]]
+[[File: Skype.png|right|frame|Video Calling]]
-There are 4 different categories of activity sensors:
+* [[Video Calling|Video Calling]]
-* [[Motion Sensors|Motion Sensors]]
+:: - Place or receive a video call to the touchscreen from your computer or smartphone.
-:: - used to detect motion, no motion, excessive motion, and wandering motion, and levels of activity
+* [[Letters|Letters]]
-* [[Door Sensors|Door Sensors]]
+:: - Send a letter to the touchscreen and receive a response. It's as easy as email, but better.
-:: - used to detect open and closed, and which can also be used on drawers, cabinets, windows, etc.
+* [[Photos|Photos]]
-* [[Bed and Chair Sensors|Bed & Chair Sensors]]
+:: - Upload slideshow photos directly from your PC or with GrandCare Mobile
-:: - used with a pressure mat to determine when someone is or isn't in the bed or chair
+* [[Facebook Photo Feed]]
-* [[Action Buttons|Action Buttons]]
+:: - Sync selected Facebook photo albums to the GrandCare slideshow
-:: - wearable pendants, which send a notification to selected caregivers when the button is pressed<br /><br />
+* [[Care Notes]]
+:: - Exchange notes with other caregivers using the touchscreen or your PC
+* [[Communities|Community Features]]
+:: - Send messages, share photos, distribute flyers and more - to everyone in your community.
+* [[mobile|GrandCare Mobile]]
+:: - Now you can [[Video Calling|Video Call]], upload [[Photos]], and send text messages right from your iPhone!
-Sensors are all battery-operated and wireless. An antenna attached to the system receives the signals. During the initial setup of the system, the installer will pair the Resident's exact sensors to the system, and help set the ideal placement for the sensors in the home.<br /><br />
+==Entertainment Features==
+* [[Brain Exercises|Brain Exercises]]
+:: - Stay sharp with Trivia, Pick the Caption, What is This, and In What Year?
+* [[Calculator|Calculator]]
+:: - Do some quick math with this big, easy-to-read calculator
+* [[Games|Games]]
+:: - Choose from Solitaire, Checkers, Mastermind, and Tic Tac Toe–or add your own
+* [[Music Programs|Music Programs]]
+:: - Choose from five pre-programmed streaming music channels, or add more
+* [[News|News]]
+:: - Pressing the News button gives you a choice of different types of news stories
+* [[Weather|Weather]]
+:: - Get the local weather forecast for the next five days
+* [[Websites|Websites]]
+:: - Add specific websites to the GrandCare touchscreen.
-==How  Do the Sensors Work?==
+==Scheduling Features==
-You decide how many sensors to use, and where they will be located. The sensors report constantly to the system, which updates activity graphs every 15 minutes. Caregivers [[Logging In|log in to the online care portal]] and see an overview of activity for the day. If you have particular concerns (examples might be: when the Resident is in and out of bed, or when a pill cabinet is opened, or when the Resident is in the kitchen, or if the door opens at night) you can set rules that will notify you when particular conditions are met. Notifications can be by telephone, email and text.<br /><br />
+* [[Calendar]]
+:: - Add calendar events remotely or right on the touchscreen
+* [[Event Reminders]]
+:: - These pop-up reminders come from the [[Calendar]] and from [[Today's Schedule]]
+* [[Today's Schedule]]
+:: - Create a resident to-do list that can be checked off as things get done
+* [[Care Plan]]
+:: - Create a caregiver's to-do list that can be checked off as care is performed
+* [[Activity Reminders]]
+:: - Create Reminders for daily activities with action steps and video
-For more specifics about how to set rules and under what conditions, and what the graphs can show, please see the help pages for each sensor type.
+==Customizing the Touchscreen==
+* [[Touchscreen Main Menu]]
+:: - Choose which buttons appear on the touchscreen, and set the order in which they appear
+* [[Digital Slide Show|Digital Slide Show Settings]]
+:: - In addition to your [[Photos]], you can include news, weather, trivia, spiritual offerings and more
+* [[Optional Display Settings|Optional Display Settings]]
+:: - These include darkening the screen between certain hours, an hourly chime, and more
+* [[Group Check-in|Group Check-in]]
+:: - Every touchscreen in your community can have a check-in button that lets residents check in daily
+==Using the Touchscreen==
+[[Using the Touchscreen]] - Residents access all the features of the system using the pushbuttons on the touchscreen.
+:: - Resident instructions for using the [[Main Menu]], [[Weather]], [[Digital Slide Show]], and [[Video Calling]]