AL Advantage

User friendly software

Puntos a favor:

I like the functionality of the software. It has everything we need to maintain our resident records and able to update as needed.

Contras:

I don't there is anything I don't like about the software at this time. It has everything that I need.

The grace of AL Advantage

Puntos a favor:

Using AL Advantage is made creating care plans for residents so much easier and offers easy medical terminology to use for every type of patient. The Extra tabs helps give a guideline to how much time in between admitting and when the info should be updated, giving extra space to write a brief description for the patient has been helpful. The Incident report and how it retains the info for years is helpful because it is needed in case by case situations.

Contras:

The only issue I have is the amount of time it gives while I'm inputting information it will cut off and I will lose all I have been inputting and have to go back and retype the info in. That's the most frustrating part.

Resident Care Director

Comentarios: Each section should be able to write individual responses - several areas not able to - Can not tweek the program enough to fit our facilities needs (example - the fall follow up - is a set amount of time - we should be able to tweek it to how ever long we need it). When looking at archived residents - should be easier to read notes - not have to reinstate them to read them. I often find that residents have "unit" and "sex" categories changed on the resident info page - these should have a question before changes are made to the info page - too easy to change with one key stroke. Is there a written manual for all the features of the program?

Puntos a favor:

fairly easy to use

Contras:

can not individualize enough

AL Advantage Software - Simplifys record keeping for our community!

Comentarios: Having our resident's information stored and backed up on the servers is probably the best advantage of using the software. Having the ability to access the information remotely from any computer is the second best feature. No more running around trying to find a resident's file that someone else is using has streamlined our work day. Multiple users can access the program at the same time. Printing out files for the staff or our family members is a breeze.

Puntos a favor:

Having the service plans and resident information at my finger tips. Having everything centrally stored in one place and have access to the information from any computer is priceless.

Contras:

It's really overwhelming in the beginning when your first start using the software. Tech support is great. We had a representative come out to give us hands on training which helped us tremendously.

AL Advantage Surpasses Expectations

Comentarios: As an experienced nurse consultant in the assisted living industry, I have had exposure to multiple electronic documentation programs and I am always delighted and relieved when I have the opportunity to support companies and communities that utilize AL Advantage! The owners of AL Advantage, support personnel, and the actual program all live up to their claims: it is extremely easy to use, it transfers information to various documents thus reducing wasted time individually creating related documents, creates intelligible reports, the program can easily support state specific idiosyncrasies related to documentation requirements. Unlike many other programs, AL Advantage does not require extensive time to create specific drop-down boxes. A variety of options are already assembled in the drop-down boxes, yet the user also has the option of entering free-text entries as well.
And if there is ever a question or a need? One simple call or email is usually all it takes to achieve near immediate resolution from well-qualified and professional support personnel!
Thank you, AL Advantage, for making my job so much easier and more enjoyable with your program!

Puntos a favor:

Like most? That's a tough question! Maybe that I can quickly and easily assemble an assessment with the LOC and service plan information being transferred within the program when I have a last minute admission, but that I can also re-enter and "beef up" the entries at a later date because of the free-text option. Being able to toggle to various sections of the program within a resident without having to reselect the resident for each section. And how the information transfers from one section to another and populates lists without having to re-enter the information multiple times. Shall I keep going?

Contras:

Nothing. Especially because the very few things I have found that I didn't care for had to do with me as the user, not the program!

ALadvantage and Customer Service

Comentarios: When system is slow, i would reach out to rep and he's always always ready to help me, remotely guide me with the concerns. Rep is very attentive and follows through! He would let me know if it's a system update that is causing the hour glass to keep going; or if it's my wrong doing :-) He would make suggestions on what i should do when i am logged in to aladvantage so that i can work efficiently.

Puntos a favor:

ALadvantage has easy navigation from one tab to another. I would say that it should be stressed to customers TO ALWAYS SAVED CURRENT ASSESSMENT TO HISTORY otherwise you will lose and it will look like you didn't do it :-(

Contras:

There are times when system is slow but that's mainly because ALadvantage are running software updates however i would suggest to send notification to customers :-)

AL Advanatge at Assisted Living

Comentarios: It helps with communication among all staff in the Assisted Living department. However, we experience that's it's also down for maintenance during business hours and for this reason we are not always able to save our charting after typing it in. It would be helpful to have prior communication about this, as we can avoid charting during those times.

Puntos a favor:

-User friendly. -Easy to use -Great customer support -Great online tutorial

Contras:

-Not enough areas for additional note taking on assessment tool

Review

Comentarios: It is an easy program to use. I would like a more in-depth assessment with more breakdown, but it is fine for simple services.

Puntos a favor:

it is an easy program to use and that is the best I can say right now

Contras:

if I am working on an assessment, which can be over a period of days, and I do not save the current assessment to history, any changes will still affect my "numbers". I do not like this as it is not always accurate. I have complained about this feature, since it skews my staffing.

ALAdvantage is a good program

Comentarios: Overall the experience has been good.

Puntos a favor:

Ease of use is the best thing. It is usually very easy to use. We were not given an option and in most areas, it has worked out just fine.

Contras:

We would love to have the MAR and ALAdvantage to be connected and we would love to have an area on ALAdvantage where the staff could mark off cares.

AL Review

Puntos a favor:

Ease of use, the system is very easy to learn and navigate.

Contras:

The software requires a lot of user intervention and changes. I wish the system would prompt a bit more i.e. an assessment and service plan should be completed at the same time. However, the system allows for this to be individual. Or that they are not required to be saved to history.

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Comentarios: My experience has been great

Puntos a favor:

Self explanatory system easy to use for staff charting system give you options

Contras:

Not able to see medications system when doing care plans and assessment system

easy to use

Puntos a favor:

easy to use and it is updated often by the al staff

Contras:

boxes are added w/o explanation, but can be figured out

Senior Care has enough difficulties

Comentarios: Good system

Puntos a favor:

Very few glitches and crashes. Reliable.

Contras:

The multiple steps to print. Printing is a chore.

USEFUL SOFTWARE

Puntos a favor:

This software is very useful. Very easy to use.

Contras:

I like everything in the software. I can easily access from home or any computers.

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Puntos a favor:

The system is very user friendly. This is a very helpful program.

Contras:

Nothing everything runs smoothly. I have had no problems myself.

Enliven Program Director

Comentarios: I find it user friendly and easy to achieve a scope of my community standings within the parameters of concern.

Puntos a favor:

The ease in which I can update residents' needs

Contras:

The fact that when I go to print past assessments, the date shows the day of printing instead of the date originally printed.

perfect software for your needs

Comentarios: working in a senior retirement its very easy to keep track of information

Puntos a favor:

easy to understand and enter all information

Contras:

nothing its very simple to use there's not a lot of training you need for this

ALF Owner

Puntos a favor:

It super user friendly and easy to navigate through

Contras:

There's room for improvements on some of the software; however, when I see there's a need for something I always make suggestions to the contact customer service person I deal with and he's take notes.

AL Advantage-complications

Puntos a favor:

Very User Friendly Challenging, because I cant input my new med techs

Contras:

As a daily user I Am not able to assist the New Medication Technicians to have access on AL Advantage. I currently have three new med techs that need access to this program.

AL Advantage Fan

Comentarios: I am an Assisted Living/MC RN Nurse Consultant who has been working with/training AL Advantage for almost three years now. I have yet to hear a negative word from any of the users I have trained and I personally am a huge fan of this product. I work with many different companies, small and large communities in multiple States across the country and AL Advantage excels in all respects!

Puntos a favor:

Ease of use, easy to train.

IT view of AL Advantage

Comentarios: Seems quite solid! Seems like even our less trained staff are able to document using AL Adv. and don't seem to have many issues, which says a lot.
You actually have a support telephone number, please keep that.

Puntos a favor:

It gives users little error causing low need for me in IT to help them, or help them reach your IT team. You actually have a support telephone number, please keep that.

Contras:

Not enough info to know it's cons. So things seem to be great!

Excellant Soft ware for Charting

Comentarios: so far so good

Puntos a favor:

the ease of charting for my Qmaps. The User friendly system.

Contras:

I don't have any yet, Let me use it more.

al advantage software review

Comentarios: al advantage has been very helpful in tracking the dates as to when our necessary paperwork for DOH needs to done to keep us up to date and compliant. it has helped us to track residents levels of care and share the information with the direct caregivers to ensure they are receiving the care they need to keep them safe and secure.

Puntos a favor:

easy to use

Great Support

Comentarios: Ease of use

Puntos a favor:

Customer service is great. They respond in an appropriate time.

Contras:

There are some areas I wished would prepopulate Dealing with the cloud, sometimes requesting a print job, it does not occur at the time I need it.

AL Advantage

Comentarios: It is easy to use.

Puntos a favor:

Ease of use and learning. It makes it very easy to determine which level of care my resident needs.

Contras:

Nothing really. Everything is on point and easy.