About This Automation
When a caregiver fails to arrive for a scheduled visit, staff must manually check rosters, attempt multiple phone calls, and notify both clients and managers. This process is slow, error-prone, and leaves vulnerable clients without timely support.
Automation detects missed visits instantly at scheduled start time, alerts the caregiver via SMS, logs the incident with full details, and notifies management within seconds. All stakeholders are informed and the incident is recorded for compliance without manual intervention.
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How The Automation Works
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The automation checks the roster at the scheduled visit start time and confirms no check-in has been received within 10 minutes.
The system retrieves the visit record, caregiver contact details, client name, and address from the scheduling system.
An automated SMS is sent to the caregiver asking for immediate confirmation of their status and ETA. The message includes a callback link or reply instruction.
The system waits for a response from the caregiver. If a response is received, the process checks the content. If no response, escalation begins.
A message is sent to the on-duty manager with the visit details, caregiver status, and a link to the incident record. The message includes action buttons to acknowledge or reassign.
The missed visit is automatically logged as an incident record, tagged with the caregiver, client, and timestamp for compliance and performance tracking.
An email summary is sent to the operations manager with the incident details and a link for follow-up and investigation.
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