HomeTrak Online Release Notes v3.1

Common Features for All Users

Security

  • Security Levels and restrictions are now supported across HomeTrak Online features. (Usernames and Security Levels are configured within the Companion software.)
  • Note: All users have access to view their own Calendar. The only "securable" feature that non-Office Staff users currently have access to is Availability.

Availability

  • When adding a new Date-Specific Availability record and making it “Unavailable”, only the date is entered, the time fields are completely hidden.
  • Better indication of which option (Available/Unavailable) is currently selected.
  • Appearance/style improvements to the Weekly Availability screen.
  • Fixed some issues with the handling of records that ended at midnight. 

Schedules and Calendars

  • Month view on the Calendar more clearly highlights the current month.
  • Week view on the Calendar automatically scrolls to the time of the earliest event on any day within the week.
  • Fixed rendering bugs with 24 hour and other over-midnight schedules on the Agenda Calendar view. Eliminated duplicate rows and issues with how the hours could be counted.

Miscellaneous

  • Fixed a bug with manually typing a date into Date & Time fields.
  • Term Translation (configured in Companion in the Agency Office Module under Overrides > Program Features > Terms) is now supported. This feature will replace specific terms with alternate text on button and field labels, grid headers, etc.

Office Staff Specific

Find Area/People Picker

  • Select Scenarios to filter the list to specific sets of people.
  • Various grouping options to organize the list are provided.
  • Shows the basic profile information at the top of the picker in a Card Style matching the Companion desktop application.
  • Technical improvements to the profile Card Style at the top of the people picker.
  • Under Reports in Grouping in the tree view (people picker) now there is a check box to check/uncheck all of the names within that group. 

Profiles and Demographic Information

  • Can now add new people/organizations into the system. (Note: currently no ability to Edit name or profile except as below)
  • Ability to view and add demographic information to profiles:
    • Ability to edit primary address
    • Communication
    • General Notes, Office Notes   
    • Pop up Alerts   
    • Classifications, Characteristics, Languages, Skills
    • Other items (Status, Required Date, Referrals, Qualifications) are still read-only at this point

Schedules and Calendars

  • Can now add/edit Appointments, Tasks and Documented Events (currently under Profile options)
  • Office Staff can now edit Schedules and change the times and caregivers.
  • Quick Pick is now available to choose an appropriate caregiver. (Note: Choosing caregivers only - no options to message & add Pending at this time. Needs to be done in Companion.)
  • Office Staff can clock in (using GPS/Location services on mobile devices) and record duties performed on their own schedules, as if they were acting as a caregiver.
  • Can select the full list of Attributes to add to schedules.
  • Added Schedule Review (All schedules – do not have advanced filter to select specific schedule scenarios or filter on status, call type, attributes implemented yet.)

Grids and Reporting

  • Most of the flex grid reports from Companion are now available in the online version.
  • Date Filters are provided where appropriate to filter data.
  • “Show Missing” option on some grids will show people that don’t have categories of items.
  • Better default sorting of grid columns is applied. 

Caregiver Specific

Schedules & Calendars

  •  Caregivers can view Care Note History (shows last 7 days of care notes entered by caregivers for that client) on their schedules, to see recent information about the client’s care.
  • Caregivers looking at Tasks or Appointments on their Calendar can now see the Additional Information text on the event details.
  • Signature pad improvements:
    • Larger size
    • Added Clear button
    • Improvements to handling of orientation and rotation on mobile devices.

Client Inquiry/Caregiver Application Forms

  • Office name & address now stays right-aligned on the page header when the company logo is not included on the page. 
  • Fixed a bug with manually typing a date into Date & Time fields.