Children’s homes and residential

The whole picture of a young person, and their family.

Children’s homes and supported accommodation for young people. Each young person has their own plan, written in your words, with siblings, parents and the professionals involved linked to their record. Who may see what, and who may sign what, is set by you. Notes are written as they happen and locked once finished, and the roster checks that every shift has the skills a young person’s plan asks for.

The week you actually have

A week in your service does not fit a generic system.

Three things children’s homes do that most care software was never shaped around.

1The young person and everyone around them

Siblings and parents with records of their own, the professionals involved linked to the child, and an alert every member of staff sees.

Everyone around them, in one place.

2Written in the room

Notes written as they happen, signed by whoever wrote them and locked once finished, with body maps and photographs for anything that needs evidencing.

Evidence that stands up when an inspector asks.

3The right people on every shift

When a plan says a young person needs a member of staff with particular training, the roster checks one is on.

Safe staffing, from the plan itself.

Every home in your group, on the same record.

Sixteen parts of one system.

Each one is a page. Start wherever your service feels the pressure — every part writes to the same record.

Care plansIn your own language Patient notesDaily notes, threaded & searchable AssessmentsScored, and signed off Body mapsWounds & safeguarding ReferralsEnquiry to decision Episodes of careCharts & forms, as many as you need Booking diariesStays, day services & sessions Funding & invoicingNever overspend a pot RosteringCompetency-matched Timesheets & payrollAttendance to pay TasksAssigned, tracked, done ReportingProve your impact NHS interoperabilityGP record, Shared Care Records Whole-family recordThe model underneath Family accessSign care plans from home Professional accessSecure, case-by-case

Why Ameryst

Built inside a working care service.

Care management software for teams looking after the whole family, and staffing by competency.

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Questions services ask before they switch

Can the system use our own language and categories?

Yes. You manage your own picklists and naming conventions, so screens, sections and lists read the way your service talks. Referral classifications can be replaced with a list of your own, and those changes are made free of charge through our support desk, usually within an hour or two.

We are switching from another system. What moves across?

People, family members, referrals, notes, professionals and organisations all have import templates. Referrals come across with their history, so your reporting survives the move. Migration is scoped with you once we have seen your data, so you know what is coming across before anything is agreed.

How long does implementation take?

We work to your timeline: typically twelve to sixteen weeks, depending on your availability, how much you launch at once and how much data you migrate. Phasing is the quickest route, going live with the parts you need first. Workshops run throughout, so your team can configure and change things themselves afterwards.

How do you charge?

One all-inclusive subscription, banded by your income. Every module and every user is included, along with hosting and support, so the price holds as you add people or take on more of the system. Implementation and training are scoped with you at the start.

See it working with your own service in mind.

Half an hour or an hour, whichever suits. We’ll spend it on the parts that matter to your service.