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Glossary & statuses

People​

TermMeaning
Centre ownerThe top account of a centre. Can do everything in every branch.
StaffAnyone with a staff login: portal user, Staff App user, or Room Service Dashboard account.
Service-only staffStaff App users who only handle service requests (for example housekeeping).
MotherThe customer staying at the centre. She uses the Mother App.
BabyA newborn under the centre's care. Babies are part of the mother's record and don't log in.
CompanionA family member or other authorised person on the mother's record, for reference and emergency contact. Companions don't log in.
Person In ChargeThe staff member responsible for an event.

The stay​

TermMeaning
BranchOne location of a centre. Almost all data belongs to a branch.
RegistrationThe form a mother fills in, from a link, before she is booked.
OnboardBooking a registered mother: package, dates, deposit. This creates her stay.
StayOne confinement period of a mother at a branch.
Planned roomA room picked before check-in. It is a plan only: the room isn't marked Occupied until check-in.
Pre-check-inThe time between onboarding and arrival, including the pre-check-in form.
Check-in / Check-outThe mother arrives and gets her room / her stay ends.
Staying babyA baby kept in the centre after the mother checks out. It is checked out separately later.
OverstayStill checked in after the expected check-out date.
Branch transferMoving a mother's booking or stay to another branch of the same centre.
Room, Room type, PackageThe physical room, its category, and the confinement package sold.
Day of stayThe check-in day is day 1. Used by Mom's Guide and feedback forms.

Daily care​

TermMeaning
ActivityA type of care the branch records, for example Feeding or Temperature. It defines the fields to fill in and the normal ranges.
Featured templateA ready-made activity you can copy into your branch with Add.
ReportOne recorded activity for one mother or baby.
AlertA report with a value outside the activity's normal range. On-duty staff are told straight away, and usually the mother too.
Carried out byThe staff member who did the activity. The branch can hide this from mothers.
Daily SummaryA portal page (and Excel export) with one mother's or baby's reports for one day, with totals.
Summary ReportA Staff App screen with each checked-in mother's and baby's latest report per activity.
ReminderA repeating task (daily, weekly or monthly, at a set time) for one or more mothers or babies.
Next reminderA one-off reminder set while recording a report.
Away & ReturnThe record of a mother or baby leaving the centre (Away) and coming back (Return).
In CenterThe Staff App screen showing who is away and who is in the centre.

Services, benefits and events​

TermMeaning
Guest serviceSomething a checked-in mother can request from her room in the Mother App, for example a towel.
Service requestOne request for a guest service.
On dutyA staff member's duty switch in the Staff App. Only on-duty staff get service request notifications.
Room Service DashboardA browser screen (TV or tablet) at the nurses' station showing service requests and, with Baby Overview, a card per baby and mother.
BenefitSomething included in a package: a service the mother books (for example a massage), or a product handed over at the counter.
VoucherThe units of a benefit a mother can use, from her package or added by staff. They may have an expiry date.
Daily slotHow many bookings a service takes per weekday.
EventA centre event (for example a talk) with a venue, a capacity and invited mothers.

Content​

TermMeaning
AnnouncementA message from the centre to staff and/or chosen mothers, sent as a phone notification.
Pinned announcementThe one announcement that pops up on the app Home screen until each person has read it.
HandbookThe branch's house rules PDF, one per language. A checked-in mother must accept it once per stay.
Mom's GuideConfinement guides sent to the mother at check-in or on a set day of her stay.
Feedback formQuestions sent to mothers on a schedule, at check-in or check-out, or once.
Stay ConnectedMessages from the branch sent to each mother at her own point in the journey, read in a separate inbox in the app.

Statuses​

Stay​

StatusMeaning
PendingOnboarded. The pre-check-in form isn't done yet.
Pre-check-inThe pre-check-in form is done. Waiting for her to arrive.
Checked inStaying at the centre.
Checked outThe stay has ended. Her records are kept.

Staff​

StatusMeaning
PendingAdded, but hasn't finished the first login yet.
ActiveCan log in.
InactiveDeactivated in this branch. Can't log in here.

Reports​

StatusMeaning
Not sent (Portal: Unsend)Saved, but the mother hasn’t received it yet. Can still be edited or deleted in the Staff App.
SendingBeing delivered. It can't be opened for a moment.
SentThe mother has received it.

Reminders​

StatusMeaning
ReadyCreated, and hasn't started yet. Only Ready reminders can be deleted.
ActiveRunning. Items are created each day.
InactivePaused.
ExpiredFinished. It can only be duplicated.
Unassigned (tag)No staff receiver is left, so nothing is created. Edit it to add a receiver.

Service requests​

StatusMeaning
PendingWaiting for staff.
CompletedDone by staff. The mother is told.
CancelledCancelled by the mother.
ExpiredStill pending when the mother checked out, so it was closed automatically.

Benefit bookings​

StatusMeaning
PendingThe mother asked for a date. Waiting for staff to approve.
ApprovedConfirmed with a time.
RescheduledMoved to another date or time by staff.
CompletedStaff scanned the mother's QR code.
ClaimedA product was handed over.
Rejected / CancelledNot going ahead. The voucher can be used again.

Announcements, guest services and events​

StatusMeaning
PendingAnnouncements and guest services: saved but not published. Nobody sees it. (A new event starts as Unpublished instead.)
ScheduledAnnouncements only: will publish itself at the set date and time.
PublishedVisible to staff or mothers.
UnpublishedTaken down. It can be edited and published again.