Patent ID: 6640212
Filing Date: 2003-10-28
Classification: G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
A method of providing a standardized information management system for use in a long-term residence facility, the method comprising:creating in a computer database: a set of defined duties for each of a plurality of clients residing at the long-term residence facility who have a reduced capacity to perform normal daily living activities, each duty representing a unit of assignable work selected from a set of a daily living activity or a developmental opportunity that involves a client, at least one staff member of the long-term residence facility who provides life care services designed to support and maintain normal daily living activities and developmental opportunities for each of the plurality of clients for extended periods of time, or both; a set of defined activities suitable for each of the plurality of clients, each activity representing a selective clustering of one or more defined duties; and a comprehensive daily plan for each of the plurality of clients, each daily plan representing a schedule of activities selected from the relevant set of activities defined for a given client that are assigned as responsibilities for selected staff members based on availability and qualifications of the staff members and appropriateness to the needs and preferences of the given client; and using a computer system having access to the computer database to: display the daily plans to the staff members; enter performance data associated with each activity for each of the plurality of clients using standardized rating scales; and compile the performance data and generate one or more reports based on an analysis of the performance data.