Ablyss CMS Tablet Works on Android OS

Lightweight and portable hardware

Can work offline & allows you to synchronise when back in network

range

Logging In

Notes

Once the app has started the security settings will require you to log in with your own

username and password. If you have our PIN system enabled, you will need to enter your

unique 4 digit code instead.

Screen Layout

The Screen can be made up of 4 separate section

Notes

The Header

Main Menu – tap to change screens

Log Off

Resident Details

Step Backwards and forwards through your residents Tap the Resident Image at any time to view more information

Body – this is the main part of the page displaying information for your active area such as resident basic details or vitals

The Tab Bar – this allows you to switch views or to search for a resident. The active view is Orange For example the following tab bar is visible when viewing Vitals. The default view shows your current resident’s vitals. The view can be changed to show all vitals across your home

When viewing residents data you will always have the option to perform an advanced search

Advanced Search

Notes

When you tap on from the tab bar a list of all of your residents will be displayed. Simply

tap a resident name to display their details. If you have many residents in your home, this

search facility is a great way to quickly find a resident.

You can shrink this list in one of two ways:

1. Select a filter – for example First Floor to only display those residents on the first floor.

This will now be referred to as the current filter

2. Use the buttons at the top to shrink your list to only those residents

whose surname begins with, for example, AB or C

Main Menu

Notes

The Main Menu is split into 3 parts

Key Information

The Logged in User (if the background is green then the tablet is online. If the background is red then the user is offline) Messages – displays the number of unread messages Tasks – displays the number of outstanding tasks (based on the

current filter )

Residents Information about your residents

Application System settings and synchronisation

Basic Details

Notes

This displays key information about your resident

Care Notes

Notes

The Care Notes screen shows you all observations record for you active resident (the

default time frame is the last 7 days)

From the tab bar you can change the view to show all care notes recorded throughout

the home for the current day.

Adding new Care Notes

When you see this symbol it means that you can add data. In this case you will be given

two options:

1. Add: Note. Tap this and you will be presented with a blank box to free-type a

note. This is particularly useful for anything that is not a routine occurrence.

2. Add: Daily Care Assessment. Tap this and you will be presented with a list of

routine tasks to choose from.

Notes

In the following example we have selected “Morning Routine”. You will see that you have

been prompted with several questions. Simply select what you have done from the lists.

Your chosen answers will be highlighted in green with white text and a big tick . Most

questions are optional and in many cases you can select more than one answer; so only

answer a question with relevant information.

Notes

When all the questions have been answered, select Next on the orange action bar at the

bottom of the screen to work through the full routine.

Notes

When you have worked your way to the end of the routine you will see a summary of your

selections. From this screen you can:

return to a previous screen to amend an incorrect entry by pressing cancel

add additional notes by tapping the screen and using the onscreen keyboard to help

personalise the entry

select an importance level for the entry, .

When you are satisfied with the record, select Save on the bottom action. You will

then be returned to the daily care summary screen, where you will see your entry has been

added.

Good to Know (Timer)

As soon as you select a daily care assessment, a timer will begin. When you save the note the time spent completing the assessment will be recorded. You should therefore select the daily care assessment before commencing the task. Once the task has been completed the app will log the amount of time you have spent performing the task.

Vitals

Notes

On the Vitals screen you can see the a list of recorded readings for a specific vital category

From the tab bar you can change the view to show all vital readings across the home.

If you have a small screen you may not see the vital categories listed. To view them tap on the

dotted menu.

Entering a Vital

Press the add button.

Notes

Here we are entering Weight as a vital. The system will automatically calculate BMI for you

if the resident has a height recorded. Once you have made your entry together with any

relevant comments simply tap on Save in the bottom action bar.

Recording Notes against “Contacts”

Notes

The Contacts screen displays all of your resident’s contacts. Tap on the message button

to view historic notes recorded against them.

You can add further notes by selecting the Add button. You will be presented with a

blank box in which to type your note. Press Save and your note is saved.

Medication

Notes

Medication is a view only screen. Here you can view a list of the medication that your

resident is currently taking

Care plans

Notes

Care Plans is a view only screen. Here you can view a list of your resident’s care plans

and risk assessments. You can select which care plan or risk assessment to view by pressing

it on the list in menu on the left hand side.

If you have a small screen you may not see the care plan categories listed. To view

them tap on the dotted menu.

Custom Assessments

Notes

Custom Assessments Is a view only screen. Here you can view the latest results for

assessments such as FRASE, Waterlow and Client Moving and Handling. From the list of

assessments on the left hand side you can select one by just tapping on it

If you have a small screen you may not see the vital categories listed. To view them tap

on the dotted menu.

Some assessments are “score rated” and these assessments are easy to spot as they will be

assigned a risk status. We are using the traffic light system as a visual aid to let you know

which risk category the resident is in. is High Risk, is Medium Risk and is Low Risk.

From the tab bar you can change the view to show an overview of an assessment for all

of your residents

Messages

Notes

The messages show you all Unread Messages. You can change the view to show All

Messages, but your device must be online to do this.

You can send a new message by selecting the Add button.

Notes

To select one or more recipients tap the

Notes

Once you have selected some recipients tap the back button on the action bar to return to

your message.

Tasks

Notes

Tasks is a new feature that has been added to CMS. It prompts users to complete Daily

Care Assessments or Vitals for residents.

When you tap a task, either the Daily Care Assessment will be opened ready for you to

complete or the New Vital screen will be displayed.

You can also Filter the tasks for the residents by pressing on the filter dropdown at the

top of the tasks window and selecting the group of residents whose tasks you need to view.

NOTES

Additional CMS Tablet Information

This symbol is to “Sync” with the main CMS Desktop system. Your tablet

should do this automatically, but you can touch this icon in the menu to perform

a manual Sync at any time.

This icon is to log out of CMS Tablet. It is good practice to log out after every

entry.

This icon is for the intersystem user messaging facility. You can send a

message to any other user of the system within the home.

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