Also see: Residential Institute RI Codes


There are several ways to locate the Care Home Residents template:


1. Auto-Consultation> ardens GENERAL> Care Home Residents

2. If the appropriate read code has been added to the patients record, the house with a red roof will show in the demographics box.  Click on the icon to open the template.

3. You can also add the Care Home Residents template to your F12 Favourites Screen.


This template is split into 9 Tabs; Status, Initial Visit, Review Visit, Acute Visit, MDT Review, Remote Encounter, Ward Round, Notes and Referral. 


Status Tab



Please Note - The blue stars indicate there is income related to a National Enhanced Service for this field.  The yellow stars indicate the income relate to a Local Enhanced Service.  


The overview tab will allow you to complete drop down boxes to record the Residence and PCSP codes of the patient along with a link to the separate PCSP template.   Visits, MDT review, and Ward Round tabs can also be accessed from this screen.


The 'view' or window at the bottom of the template shows information that is currently missing which you may want to consider adding. Below this is any relevant coding previously recorded in the patients record including Safeguarding, DNACPR status, Special Notes & Key Messages, Treatment Escalation Plan, Sharing, Care Plans etc.  



Initial Visit, Review Visit and Acute Visit Tab


The Initial, Review and Acute Visit tabs will allow you to record any information gathered from a patient visit. Relevant assessment or review codes for either initial, review or acute visit can also be inputted by selecting the top read code on each of the tabs.  Please note the yellow stars indicate income related to Local Enhanced Services.




MDT Review Tab


This tab will enable you to record details of any MDT reviews.  Clicking in to any section will display previously recorded information in the yellow panel on the right-hand side of the template.  This allows you to review and add at each MDT review.  




Ward Round


Ward Round information can now be record in the Ward Round tab.  Attendees and the consolation can be recorded in the tab along with a link to the Consultation template.  For more information on how to use the Consultation template please click here.



Clinical Reports

Clinical Reports for Care Home activity can be found under:


Clinical Reporting > Ardens > Conditions | Frailty and End of Life

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