Flows/Create a location

flowfacilityCARE 3.0+

Overview

This flow describes how to add a new location to a facility in Care.

Pre-requisites

You are a member of the facility.
If you create a Bed, select a parent location first. Care does not create a Bed without a parent location.
You have the permissions listed below.

Permissions

Permission	Access
Can Create/Update Facility Locations	Lets you create a location under an existing location and update locations.

📝 Note

To create a top-level location, which has no parent location, you need a different permission. That permission covers the management of the facility's departments.

Steps

1. Open the locations settings

Open the facility.
Select Settings.
Select Locations.

2. Start a new location

Select Add Location.

3. Choose the location form

Choose the Location Form. The Location Form is the type of place, for example Building, Ward, Room, or Bed.

📝 Note

You cannot change the Location Form after you create the location.

4. Create multiple beds (optional)

This step applies only if you choose Bed and select a parent location.

Turn on Create Multiple Beds.
Choose how many beds to create. The count is from 2 to 15.
Keep the default names. Care names each bed with the parent location's name and a number.
To set each name yourself, turn on Customize Names. Then enter a name for each bed.

5. Enter the location details

Components	What it captures
Name	The name of the location. This field is mandatory.
Description	More information about the location. This field is optional.
Status	The status of the location. The default value is Active.
Operational Status	The operational status of the location. The default value is Unoccupied.

6. Save the location