LTC Manager

LTC Manager is a very user-friendly LAN based program for nursing homes that effortlessly and securely schedules staff and manages resident clinical data. It increases the efficiency in the delegation of tasks, care of residents, processing of reports, and in meeting federal and state regulations. It has been carefully developed with the help of medical professionals to be used by the Interdisciplinary Team to easily implement basic plans of care using strict MDS language. Increased accuracy and less wasted effort reflect favorably on the facility's bottom line. it is a database program designed to improve the quality of care of long-term facility residents by increasing the accuracy, consistency, and accessibility of medical information. Increased efficiency, and consequently decreased hours spent on paperwork, naturally results in a monetary savings to the facility.


LTC Manager

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What does it do?

The program maintains and organizes the daily data that is already being collected throughout the facility; and it processes this data to provide meaningful information. This process results in an increased level of efficiency in the delegation of tasks, in the care of residents, in the processing of facility reports, and in meeting federal and state regulations.

Who works with the LTC Manager?

The Interdisciplinary Team [Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Dieticians, and activity staff] collects information through specific assessments and implements basic plans of care for the direct care staff [Certified Nurses Assistants (CNAs)] in order to provide quality care that meets the residents' physical, social, and psychological needs.

How does it work?

LTC Manager is extremely user friendly. See Homepage Screenshot. Comes with a step-by-step User's Manual and F1 Help.

Upon arrival of a new resident, the clerical staff enters basic resident identification data. Subsequently, every Interdisciplinary Team member enters issues and basic plans of care into the database to guide the CNAs in the care of residents assigned. Members of the Interdisciplinary Team edit the data as changes occur: so the direct care staff is always aware of the up-to-date information. CHANGES ONLY HAVE TO BE MADE ONCE AND THEY ARE REFLECTED IN ALL THE REPORTS. CONVENTIONALLY, THE STAFF HAD TO HAND-WRITE CHANGES IN SEVERAL RECORDS CREATING EXTRA WORK AND OFTEN TIMES INACCURACIES.

Is LTC Manager secure?

LTC Manager is secure. Only authorized users can log on with their passwords and they only have access to information predetermined by the Site Administrator. Only certain users can modify and delete information.

What type of data is maintained?

Data from various Minimum Data Set (MDS) sections is collected and entered using strict MDS language to facilitate understanding of different levels of care. Broad categories of resident data include: Advanced Directives, Contacts, Preferences, Billing, Identification, Activities of Daily Living (ADL), Continence, Contractures, Fall Prevention, Nutrition, Prosthesis, Psych Profile, Range of Motion (ROM), Skin Condition, Splints, and Vaccines.

Employee management tools are also included to facilitate the administration and reporting of employee schedules, warnings, counseling, vaccine compliance, and training accomplishment.

What types of reports can be generated?

There are 75 resident reports that can be filtered per floor, resident, or medical record number (medicalrecordno). These include various audits, rosters, and reports that can be created to evaluate multiple aspects of care: both administrative and medical. Tracking Lists can be created to keep track of Resident Bowel Movements (BM), Toileting Levels, Intake/Output, Monthly Weights, and Wheelchair cleanings. Labels are also available for a resident's room, closet, and bed. They contain resident specific information such as who handles the laundry and who is the primary care physician.

There are 12 employee reports that can be filtered by employee name, certification, active status (current or previous employee), floor, and shift. These include Basic Info, Health Info (vaccinations), Inservice Info (training), Warnings, Counseling, and Schedules (Daily, Two Week, or 4 Week).

Examples of reports:

CNA Assignments are generated on an as-needed basis as the residents are redistributed by Team Leaders or nurse managers. The program allows the nurse manager to assign any number of residents per CNA and it will display resident information corresponding to rooms assigned.

An Activities Daily Living (ADL) Kardex is generated at the end of the month for the subsequent month to keep a legal record of the accomplishment of direct care. Subsequently, the staff of each shift will document daily the care to Residents as it is rendered.

Patient Review Instrument (PRI) contains a summary of the PRI data per Resident to facilitate the legal reporting of the Resident's present condition to the state