Creating and Managing a Support Activity
Learn how to create and assign support activities in the Elate calendar, including selecting recipients, plans, and carers.
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On the side menu on the left, navigate to Schedule, which will open the Calendar.
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Click the Create button located at the top right of the calendar page.
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Select Support Activity from the dropdown options.
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Select the name of the support recipient for whom you want to create a support activity or event.
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Select the support plan:
- Choose from the list of active support plans displayed on the page.
- Use the search bar to quickly locate the desired support plan, which will appear as you type.
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Click Next to proceed.
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Specify the date, start time, and duration for the support activity.
- If the activity is recurring, click Select Recurrence and choose the desired recurrence pattern (daily, weekly, or monthly).
- Click Next to continue.
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Select the carer you want to assign the activity to.
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Click Save at the bottom right corner and follow the prompt to confirm the creation of the support activity.
Starting a Support Activity
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Click on the Support Activity from the calendar to open the details panel.
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Click Check In on the top right to start your shift.
Adding Notes:
- Click the Notes Tab to add any relevant notes and click Save.
- Tip: Toggle the Handover Notes option at the bottom if the note requires special attention (handover notes are highlighted in red).
- Notes are displayed in the Notes Tab within the support activity page.
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- Tip: You can also view all notes recorded for a support recipient by navigating to the Notes Tab in their dashboard. To connect a note to a specific activity, click View Activity.
Reporting Incidents or Safeguarding Issues:
- Click Report Incident to open the incident reporting page and provide the necessary details.
- Click Report Safeguarding to report a safeguarding issue and complete the required information on the safeguarding reporting page.
Getting Details Offline
- If you anticipate being in an area without an internet connection, click Get Details Offline.
- This will send an email to your inbox containing all the support activity details and tasks.
- You can access this email offline when you arrive at your destination.
Ending a Support Activity
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Tick the Completed Tasks within the activity and select the "Save task Update" button to save. Click on the same button to save any updates made to the tasks.
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Ensure all relevant notes are recorded in the Notes Tab.
- Note: If you attempt to end an activity without ticking tasks as completed, a prompt will notify you to complete this step.
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Once all tasks are marked and notes are finalised, click End Shift to complete the support activity.
🎥 Watch the step-by-step video guide below for a visual walkthrough of this process.