Customising your Settings on Birdie
A list of optional features to help you customise your experience of the Birdie app and Agency Hub
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Written by Simone Steenhagen
Updated over a week ago

There are some features in Birdie that can be enabled or updated depending on the way you prefer to work.

If you'd like to update any of the below settings to suit your needs, then message us on the live chat or email support@birdie.care

Available for all of our partner agencies:

Feature

Description

How to update

More info

Passcode timeout

Control how long it takes for the app to lock and show the passcode screen when not being used.

View care plan documents in-app

This allows carers to view any PDF, .jpeg, .png files you upload in the care plan.

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Display key contacts in-application

This allows carers to see the key contact details in the app (name and phone number).

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NHS Covid-19 symptom checker

The official NHS 111 coronavirus symptom checker in the Birdie app, so the advice provided is based on the most up-to-date information from Public Health England, Government, and the NHS.

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Multiple check-in

Carers can check in with a combination of geo-location & QR code, or choose one or the other, just let us know.

Both options are free and geo check-in happens automatically meaning a smooth and easy process for your care team.

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Geolocation check-in

Automatically confirm care workers' location when they check-in to a visit.

Care recipient Settings

QR code check-in

The carer confirms their location by scanning a QR code that is kept in the care recipient's home.

Care recipient Settings

Display logo in agency documents

View and update your agency logo. Your logo will be visible on client documents.

For agencies who are using a rostering integration:

Feature

Description

How to update

Visit not started in time alerts

You will be alerted if a carer has not checked into the visit within a certain timeframe.

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Let us know how much time to allow before the alert is triggered.

Justify the visit duration discrepancy

This asks the carers to give a reason if they have checked out of a visit sooner or later than the scheduled duration.

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Tell us how many minutes early or late a carer you would like to allow you carer before you require a reason (default 15 min.)

Manage care recipients' care team

This allows any admins to manage the care team, which is usually set automatically based on visit data from your rostering provider.

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Remove link if no visit

This means we automatically unlink a carer from a client if they don't have a visit scheduled.

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OTP check-in

Allows carers to use One Time Passcode devices to check into calls (can be with another check-in method e.g. geo location).

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This is only available to agencies who use CarePlanner for rostering.

Set rota visibility

Control how many days in advance your carers can view their visits.

For agencies who are not using a rostering integration:

Feature

Description

How to update

No medication report received alerts

You can choose to be alerted if the MAR chart is not updated with an outcome after a certain time has passed.

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The alert can be triggered any time between 3 and 5 hours after the time it is due.

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