Invite a family member to the portal

The family portal lets the people you invite see whether today's visit happened, care notes and a summary of the care plan. You choose what each person can see.

Rolling out These steps use the new HomecareOS screens, which are being switched on agency by agency. If your screens look different, call us on 01905 674704 and we will walk you through it.

Before you start

  • Check the person, or whoever acts for them, has agreed to the family member having access.

Steps

  1. Open the person's record

    Go to People and open the person.

  2. Choose People, then Family portal

    It lists everyone who has been invited and the address the invite went to.

  3. Enter the family member's details

    Name, email and relationship.

  4. Choose Send an invite

    They get an email to set up their login.

  5. Set what they can see

    Each invite has its own permissions. Change them at any time.

  6. Suspend or restore access

    Use the buttons on their invite. Every change is kept on the record.

The Family portal page on a person's record in HomecareOS, listing who has been invited (email addresses blurred)
The new HomecareOS design, shown with demo data.

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