This Week: Q & A on SimplyHome (part 4 of 5)

This week, each day, we answer a common question about SimplyHome.

Q: How does the "rule setting" work with SimplyHome?

A: We know that caregivers need "exception data"-- that is, alerts and notifications when something appears awry-- and they need this data INSTANTLY.

Here's how it works: The Lead Caregiver logs-in to the SimplyHome web dashboard with a valid login ID and password. Under the NOTIFICATIONS tab, it is then a simple three step process to set-up a notification.

Say, as an example, that the resident should not be leaving (opening the front or back door) after 6 pm and before 5 am. If either door is open after 6 pm or before 5 am any day of the week, an alert is sent. In the web dashboard it is easy to select these two sensors (a wireless contact sensor that is affixed to each door), indicate the time period where if opened, an alert is sent, and then to whom the alert is sent, and how.

As an example, the Lead Caregiver might choose to receive this alert via email and cell phone text message himself, and via say just email to say two other caregivers.

And say that one week the Lead Caregiver is on travel-- he can go into the web dashboard and add another caregiver to back him, inputting say both email and cell phone text message addresses for this temporary replacement, and deleting them upon his return.

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