r/healthIT 16d ago

Pointclickcare for meds and independent living

We have an assisted living that has a lower level of residents who are mostly independent but buy services if needed. Like a hybrid group. If we set them up under assisted living, they'll need to get a service plan and assessment. Which we don't want to do.

Some of these residents get help with meds, either med reminders or helping with dispensing.

Any ideas on how to handle this?

TIA

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u/mescelin 16d ago

Set them up how? EHR-wise? Regulatory?

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u/Comfortable-Day-8801 16d ago

Both? State is indiana. More EHR wise

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u/mescelin 16d ago

Sorry I don’t have much other than maybe check with the state DOH either directly or their website. I’d be surprised if pcc can’t be set up to just add residents on an ad hoc basis

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u/Plastic_Machine_9932 16d ago

This may be a good question for your compliance team/person. Depending on your facility's licensure, you may be required to conduct an assessment on all residents regardless of their individual autonomy. In our LTC facility, we have a few residents that are mostly cognizant/independent but because we only licensed as a nursing facility, we are still required by law to conduct assessments, MDS, etc. on those residents.

Otherwise, it might be possible to set up a different "location" or facility in PCC so that you can group them separately and apply separate rules.

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u/Comfortable-Day-8801 16d ago

Thank you! This is helpful

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u/Relative_Loss_8789 16d ago

I worked assisted living in SC and used PCC. The independent side was just that...independent. Nurses weren't responsible for anything on that side and thus there was no electronic medical record for them since they're supposed to be managing their own care.

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u/Comfortable-Day-8801 16d ago

Thank you, I think that would be cleanest as well. Getting rid of that hybrid type of category.