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Aug 19, 2024

Capture real-time feedback to improve your care services with Person Centred Software

Providing a 'trustworthy reviews experience' for care homes and supporting the voice of people using care services 

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Families looking for a care home for their loved ones often rely on independent reviews to gain valuable insights into the quality of care provided.

However, with the prevalence of fake reviews, it has become increasingly challenging for families to identify genuine feedback from deceptive ones. This highlights the critical need for care homes to have an authentic and reliable feedback system to help families make informed decisions.

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Furthermore, regulatory bodies, such as the Care Quality Commission in England, the Care Inspectorate in Scotland, the Care Inspectorate Wales, and the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority in Northern Ireland, highly prioritise feedback.  

In order to ensure the delivery of safe, effective, caring, responsive, and well-led services, care organisations must gather comprehensive feedback, actively listen to individuals' experiences of care, and take appropriate action based on that feedback. This process helps meet regulatory requirements and significantly supports the ongoing improvement of the quality of care provided to those in need.

Furthermore, gathering and acting upon such feedback contributes to fostering an environment where the concerns and experiences of individuals receiving care are valued and utilised to drive positive change and enhance care provision.

 

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One of our primary objectives is to assist care organisations across the UK in capturing feedback in real-time. By doing so, we aim to create a 'trustworthy and transparent reviews experience' that gives families seeking care for their loved ones the confidence to make informed decisions. Additionally, we seek to amplify the voices of the individuals utilising care services, allowing their care experiences to be accurately reflected.

Digital Reception

One of our Connected Care Platform's integrated solutions is Digital Reception, designed to serve as a front-of-house e-reception sign-in book for visitors, staff, and residents. This innovative, user-friendly tool makes the sign-in process seamless and efficient.

digital-receptionAdditionally, care providers can leverage the software to generate authentic reviews, which helps to improve their services and overall quality of care. It also gives families seeking care homes for their loved ones a "trustworthy reviews experience" and supports the voice of people using care services.

So, how does it work? 

This hands-free, GDPR-compliant electronic visitor management system seamlessly integrates with Autumna, the largest register of social care providers for older adults in the UK.

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This highly configurable system, which supports any number of social care settings, offers:

  • Confidentiality and security
  • A safe and more compliant working environment
  • Encrypted and secure data
  • A cloud-based system which significantly reduces data storage

Visitors who leave the care home use Digital Reception to sign out. Once they have completed the sign-out process, they are presented with a convenient and efficient option to share their feedback about their experience.

The ratings are then sent from Digital Reception to Autumna, instantly updating the care home's premium profile. This allows families to access live, authentic ratings, helping them make informed decisions about care options for their loved ones.

It also helps those who use the care service express their thoughts and concerns, allowing care organisations to better understand each person's unique care experience. This feedback is a valuable resource, enabling organisations to identify specific areas for improvement and make necessary adjustments to their services, ultimately enhancing the overall care experience for individuals receiving care.

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Currently, care staff spend up to one day of their week chasing reviews. Implementing Digital Reception has shown significant benefits in generating a high volume of reviews. In a recent trial, Autumna found that in care homes using Digital Reception, 75% of visitors left a review, eliminating the need for staff resources to be spent chasing reviews.

What are the key benefits of using Digital Reception for care providers?

 

  • Provides families looking for a care home for their loved ones with genuine, authentic reviews
  • An effortless and efficient way to gather visitor feedback, allowing the home to review, respond to, and document the resulting actions and outcomes
  • Creates a great first impression to visitors
  • Reduces staffing costs with a modern automated visitor-management system
  • Saves time, reduces workload, and improves employee wellbeing
  • Improves workplace safety by utilising a hands-free QR code method
  • GDPR-compliant – allows you to stay compliant and handle visitor's data appropriately
  • Helps care organisations analyse data to gain better visibility into visitor activity
  • Visitors' details can be integrated into our digital social care record system, mCare, to evidence who has visited each resident
  • Helps to eliminate manual processes and enhance digital efficiency
  • Includes COVID vaccination status check and editable COVID questions.

 

 

Click here to learn why feedback is important in health and social care.

Improve your care services and meet regulatory requirements with Digital Reception

Helping to improve the overall care experience for everyone.

 

August 19, 2024

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