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# Best Long Term Care Software of 2026

Updated October 26, 2026

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### [WellSky Long-Term Care](/nursing-home/netsolutions-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.8/5
- Reviews: 21
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

WellSky Long-Term Care (formerly Experience Care) is a comprehensive EHR platform for skilled nursing, continuing care retirement communities, assisted & independent living, and

[Read more](/nursing-home/netsolutions-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Scheduling: 5/5
- Billing & Invoicing: 5/5
- Charting: 5/5
- Access Controls/Permissions: 5/5

[See all features](/nursing-home/netsolutions-profile/#key-features)

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### [ECP](/product/448947-ECP/)

- Overall rating: 4.6/5
- Reviews: 179
- Best for: Small businesses
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

ECP (Extended Care Professional) is the easiest to use, all-in-one software platform built for assisted living communities, memory care, and IDD/group homes. Unlike systems adapted

[Read more](/product/448947-ECP/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Compliance Tracking: 5/5
- EMR/EHR: 5/5
- Client Management: 5/5
- Appointment Management: 5/5

[See all features](/product/448947-ECP/#key-features)

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### [Eldermark](/medical/eldermark-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.6/5
- Reviews: 37
- Starting price: $1.00/month
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Eldermark’s comprehensive software is built for the business of senior living. Centralize and connect all your senior living software like EHR, EMAR, resident engagement,

[Read more](/medical/eldermark-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Compliance Management: 5/5
- Claims Management: 5/5
- Care Plan Management: 5/5
- Patient Records Management: 5/5

##### Worst rated features

- Calendar Management: 2/5
- Billing & Invoicing: 3/5
- Medical Billing: 3.8/5

[See all features](/medical/eldermark-profile/#key-features)

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### [Jotform](/market-research/jotform-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.7/5
- Reviews: 2,932
- Starting price: $0.00/month
- Best for: Enterprise businesses
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Jotform is a cloud-based form automation solution that enables users to publish online forms and record customer responses. It helps users to generate leads, collect order

[Read more](/market-research/jotform-profile/)

##### What users love

- Quick, flexible form building
- User-friendly and intuitive interface
- Extensive branding and design options

##### To take in mind

- Expensive plans and feature limits
- Slow and limited support channels
- Email delivery and notification issues

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Job Management: 5/5
- Text Editing: 5/5
- Proposal Generation: 5/5
- Booking Management: 5/5

[See all features](/market-research/jotform-profile/#key-features)

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### [AxisCare Home Care Software](/home-health/axiscare-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.7/5
- Reviews: 729
- Starting price: $325.00/month
- Best for: Value for money
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

AxisCare is an enterprise-level web-based home care scheduling and management platform designed for Personal Care home care agencies in all 50 states and 7 different countries that

[Read more](/home-health/axiscare-profile/)

##### What users love

- Intuitive and accessible interface
- Responsive and knowledgeable assistance
- Centralized caregiver-client coordination

##### To take in mind

- Complex billing and payroll processes

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### [ALIS](/long-term-care/medtelligent-alis-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.8/5
- Reviews: 67
- Starting price: $8.00/month
- Free trial: Available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Assisted Living Intelligent Solutions (ALIS) is electronic health records (EHR) software for assisted living and memory care communities of all sizes throughout the U.S. Founded in

[Read more](/long-term-care/medtelligent-alis-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- HIPAA Compliant: 5/5
- Incident Management: 4.5/5
- Billing & Invoicing: 4/5

[See all features](/long-term-care/medtelligent-alis-profile/#key-features)

#### Pricing

##### Basic

- Price: $8.00/month
- The minimum subscription amount for single community is $300 per month and for smaller

[See full pricing details](/long-term-care/medtelligent-alis-profile/#pricing-and-plans)

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### [StoriiCare](/patient-case-management/sotriicare-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.8/5
- Reviews: 50
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

StoriiCare is an EHR and care management platform for adult day care centers, assisted living/residential providers and home health care agencies. Trusted by 300+ care providers

[Read more](/patient-case-management/sotriicare-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Patient Intake: 5/5
- Client Management: 5/5
- Assessment Management: 5/5
- Care Plan Management: 5/5

[See all features](/patient-case-management/sotriicare-profile/#key-features)

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### [Therap](/product/467875-Therap/)

- Overall rating: 4.7/5
- Reviews: 107
- Best for: Customer support
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Therap Services is the national leader in HIPAA-compliant electronic documentation solutions for organizations in Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS), Home and Community-Based

[Read more](/product/467875-Therap/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Medication Database: 5/5
- Lab Integration: 5/5
- Claims Management: 5/5
- Activity Tracking: 5/5

##### Worst rated features

- For Long Term Care: 4/5

[See all features](/product/467875-Therap/#key-features)

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### [PointClickCare EHR for Senior Living](/long-term-care/senior-living-core-platform-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.7/5
- Reviews: 63
- Starting price: $1.00
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

PointClickCare's cloud-based platform gives you the tools to help you meet the increasing expectations of residents and their families, engage your staff in an impactful way, and

[Read more](/long-term-care/senior-living-core-platform-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Task Scheduling: 5/5
- Point of Care System: 5/5
- Alerts/Notifications: 5/5
- Activity Dashboard: 4.8/5

##### Worst rated features

- Geriatric Care: 3/5
- Incident Management: 4/5

[See all features](/long-term-care/senior-living-core-platform-profile/#key-features)

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### [Lookout](/home-health/the-lookout-way-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.7/5
- Reviews: 38
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Lookout's software makes it as easy for Australian home care providers, and their teams, to provide the highest quality client care. 

Being built by care, for care, you can trust

[Read more](/home-health/the-lookout-way-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Task Management: 5/5
- Staff Scheduling: 5/5
- Activity Dashboard: 5/5
- User Management: 5/5

[See all features](/home-health/the-lookout-way-profile/#key-features)

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### [SNF Metrics](/nursing-home/snf-metrics-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.7/5
- Reviews: 41
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

SNF Metrics is a cloud-based software designed to streamline the operations of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). It offers various applications and reports, delivering real-time

[Read more](/nursing-home/snf-metrics-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Reminders: 5/5
- Claims Management: 5/5
- Financial Management: 4.8/5
- Assessment Management: 4.8/5

##### Worst rated features

- Medication History: 3.6/5
- Attendance Tracking: 4/5

[See all features](/nursing-home/snf-metrics-profile/#key-features)

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### [Automated Care Platform](/medical/cliniconex-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.9/5
- Reviews: 16
- Starting price: CA$0.35one time
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Cliniconex's healthcare collaboration platform triggers over 800,000 HIPAA-compliant engagements for senior care providers and medical clinics each month. Our interoperable

[Read more](/medical/cliniconex-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Messaging: 5/5
- Reporting & Statistics: 5/5
- Recurring Appointments: 5/5
- Confirmations/Reminders: 4.5/5

##### Worst rated features

- SMS Messaging: 4/5
- SMS Reminders: 4/5

[See all features](/medical/cliniconex-profile/#key-features)

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### [TheWorxHub](/hospital-management/worxhub-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.7/5
- Reviews: 184
- Starting price: $1.00/year
- Best for: Preventive Maintenance
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Available

#### Overview

TheWorxHub, designed by Brightly Software specifically for healthcare, is the most user-friendly, cloud-based CMMS solution today, combining asset management, compliance readiness,

[Read more](/hospital-management/worxhub-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Purchase Order Management: 5/5
- Task Management: 5/5
- Communication Management: 4.8/5
- Preventive Maintenance: 4.7/5

##### Worst rated features

- Real-Time Reporting: 3/5
- Staff Scheduling: 3.3/5
- Equipment Management: 3.5/5

[See all features](/hospital-management/worxhub-profile/#key-features)

#### Pricing

##### Basic

- Price: $1.00/year

[See full pricing details](/hospital-management/worxhub-profile/#pricing-and-plans)

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### [MedEZ](/medical/medez-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.8/5
- Reviews: 20
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

MedEZ is a web-based Electronic Health Record (EHR) and revenue cycle management platform designed specifically for behavioral health and substance use treatment providers. The

[Read more](/medical/medez-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Electronic Payments: 5/5
- Calendar Management: 5/5
- Data Import/Export: 5/5
- Treatment Planning: 4/5

##### Worst rated features

- Medical Billing: 1/5
- Patient Portal: 2/5
- Charting: 2/5
- Therapy Notes: 2/5

[See all features](/medical/medez-profile/#key-features)

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### [CareRight](/product/266749-careright/)

- Overall rating: 4.9/5
- Reviews: 8
- Starting price: $5.67
- Free trial: Available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

CareRight is a point of care electronic documentation system that allows care facilities to manage residents' health by closely monitoring activities of daily living (ADLs).

[Read more](/product/266749-careright/)

#### Pricing

##### Basic

- Price: $5.67

[See full pricing details](/product/266749-careright/#pricing-and-plans)

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### [SRx](/retail/suiterx-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.9/5
- Reviews: 8
- Free trial: Available
- Free demo: Available

#### Overview

SRx (formerly, Intelligent Pharmacy Software or IPS) by SuiteRx was developed by pharmacists for pharmacists to address the needs and challenges presented in the independent

[Read more](/retail/suiterx-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- E-Prescribing: 5/5
- Claims Management: 5/5
- Communication Management: 5/5
- Medication Database: 5/5

[See all features](/retail/suiterx-profile/#key-features)

#### Pricing

##### Basic

- Price: Custom
- Pricing available upon request

[See full pricing details](/retail/suiterx-profile/#pricing-and-plans)

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### [ChartPath](/medical/chartpath-profile/)

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviews: 5
- Starting price: $199.00/month
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Since 2012, ChartPath has been leading long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) practices with its flagship customizable and intuitive EHR. Based in Austin, ChartPath has expanded to

[Read more](/medical/chartpath-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- HIPAA Compliant: 5/5
- Claims Management: 5/5
- Self Service Portal: 5/5
- Charting: 4.8/5

##### Worst rated features

- Medical Billing: 4/5

[See all features](/medical/chartpath-profile/#key-features)

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### [PacEHR](/medical/pacehr-profile/)

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviews: 4
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

PacEHR is an EHR software specifically developed for long-term post-acute care professionals. Users are provided with tools that helps them gain visibility for a more meaningful

[Read more](/medical/pacehr-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Appointment Scheduling: 5/5
- Compliance Management: 5/5
- HIPAA Compliant: 5/5
- Customizable Reports: 4/5

[See all features](/medical/pacehr-profile/#key-features)

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### [Caremerge](/emar/caremerge-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.6/5
- Reviews: 21
- Starting price: $1.00/month
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Caremerge is a cloud-based senior care facilities and long term care solution. Primary features include senior living EHR, family engagement, community engagement and chronic care

[Read more](/emar/caremerge-profile/)

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### [CareSynchrony](/long-term-care/caresynchrony-profile/)

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviews: 3
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

CareSynchrony from Sanvis Health is a comprehensive software suite that has been designed to fit the diverse needs of senior living communities. CareSynchrony suite includes tools

[Read more](/long-term-care/caresynchrony-profile/)

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### [TaskMaster Pro](/product/481623-TaskMaster-Pro/)

- Overall rating: 4.8/5
- Reviews: 5
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Introducing TMP: an easy-to-use IDD software meticulously crafted by IDD providers, exclusively for IDD providers. With a deep-rooted commitment to addressing the evolving needs of

[Read more](/product/481623-TaskMaster-Pro/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Appointment Scheduling: 5/5
- Document Management: 5/5
- Document Templates: 5/5
- Reporting & Statistics: 5/5

##### Worst rated features

- Medical Billing: 3/5

[See all features](/product/481623-TaskMaster-Pro/#key-features)

---

### [Foothold](/long-term-care/foothold-technology-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.6/5
- Reviews: 51
- Starting price: $2,000.00/month
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Foothold offers a federally-certified mental health EHR that is fully interoperable with other systems and HIEs. AWARDS is HIPAA-compliant software that offers robust case

[Read more](/long-term-care/foothold-technology-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Customizable Reports: 5/5
- Reporting & Statistics: 5/5
- Forms Management: 5/5
- Real-Time Reporting: 5/5

##### Worst rated features

- Appointment Scheduling: 3.7/5
- Calendar Management: 3.8/5

[See all features](/long-term-care/foothold-technology-profile/#key-features)

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### [ADL](/long-term-care/optimum-emr-profile/)

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviews: 2
- Free trial: Available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Optimum Series EMR by ADL Data Systems is a hybrid integrated HIPAA compliant suite of medical applications that provides long-term care providers various modules for managing

[Read more](/long-term-care/optimum-emr-profile/)

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### [BlueStrata EHR](/medical/bluestrata-profile/)

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviews: 2
- Starting price: $0.25/month
- Free trial: Available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

BlueStrata EHR is a cloud-based solution for the Long-Term Care industry. Primary features include core clinical, point of care, eMAR, billing, accounting and business

[Read more](/medical/bluestrata-profile/)

#### Pricing

##### Basic

- Price: $0.25/month

[See full pricing details](/medical/bluestrata-profile/#pricing-and-plans)

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### [CareWork](/product/521623-CareWork/)

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviews: 2
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

CareWork is a cloud-based platform designed to address the operational challenges faced by senior living, long-term, and post-acute care providers. The platform consolidates

[Read more](/product/521623-CareWork/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Incident Management: 5/5
- Activity Dashboard: 5/5
- Third-Party Integrations: 5/5
- Workflow Configuration: 5/5

##### Worst rated features

- Performance Metrics: 4/5

[See all features](/product/521623-CareWork/#key-features)

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"Long-term care" (LTC) is a term that can refer to any post-acute or extended-care setting: from nursing homes to assisted living facilities to adult day care centers to home health care. The patients who receive care in these settings may be any age or gender, but the modal LTC patient is elderly.

Long-term care software vendors provide products for nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), assisted living facilities, independent living facilities and continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs).

_Long-term care software demonstration video from MedTablet®_

There are many vendors offering many LTC solutions. We've created this guide to help LTC facilities understand their options and identify the solutions that best meet their needs. Here's what we'll cover:

[What Is Long-Term Care Software?](#WhatIsLongTermCareSoftware)

[Common Features of Long-Term Care Software](#CommonFeaturesofLongTermCareSoftware)

[Deployment Strategies](#DeploymentStrategies)

[Pricing Structure](#PricingStructure)

[Software Evaluation Tips](#SoftwareEvaluationTips)

[Other Considerations](#OtherConsiderations)

## What Is Long-Term Care Software?

Long term care software can be considered to live within the geriatric software umbrella. Products in this category help care facilities automate clinical, financial, marketing and other activities to streamline workflows and operate more efficiently. For example, facilities may need marketing solutions to track leads and referrals. Nursing homes may need electronic medical records (EMRs) to track patients' medical information.

(Some may consider home health to be a part of the long-term care spectrum. For more information on systems designed for other types of LTC organizations, check out our [home health software guide](https://www.softwareadvice.com/home-health/) or our [hospice care software guide](https://www.softwareadvice.com/home-health/hospice-comparison/).)

## Common Features of Long-Term Care Software

| Feature | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Clinical/electronic medical records (EMR) | Long-term care EMR software automates clinical documentation by providing digital storage and access to patients' medical information. The EMR should also be able to send and receive care summaries during transitions of care. |
| Clinical—MDS | Clinical applications also usually include support for Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments, the federally mandated clinical assessment of all residents in Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes. |
| Clinical—eMAR and eTAR | Clinical applications also typically offer medication management in the form of electronic medication administration records (eMAR) and electronic treatment administration records (eTAR). |
| Point of care | These solutions can be used at the point of care, to document or access information from the bedside. Point-of-care solutions often help with speed and eliminate the need for double entry. They also allow quick, accurate access to residents’ health status information. |
| Patient scheduling | Scheduling solutions allow staff to schedule medical appointments for patients (residents). A scheduling application will facilitate not only the making and editing of appointments, but also quickly searching and finding scheduled appointments. |
| Billing | Billing software helps LTC facilities automate repetitive or error-prone billing tasks. For medical biling related to the medical evaluation of patients, implementing a software system often results in improved coding and collections. |
| Marketing | Marketing software helps facilities track leads and manage communications. For SNFs, marketing platforms may also help with the mangagement of referrals and preadmissions. |

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Of course, different solutions will offer different types of applications, but these are the applications categories we've found to be present in most LTC systems.

_The MDS Section K screen of the Hi-Tech Software system_

## Deployment Strategies

You’ll have choices when it comes to deploying your LTC software; here are the primary options to consider.

**Standalone application or integrated suite.** You’ll need to determine up front whether you want to implement a single application for a specific task, or a system that offers multiple applications. A single application purchased on its own—for example, only EMR or only billing—is known as a “standalone” or “best-of-breed” application. Alternatively, you may want to implement one system that contains several applications: what’s known as an “integrated suite.”

We find that most buyers choose an integrated suite. However, a standalone solution might be right for you if:

-   You don’t want to automate certain parts of your workflow, such as billing;
    
-   You already use software for one standalone application, but need to find a different vendor for another application; or
    
-   You outsource certain parts of your workflow, such as billing, and don’t wish to bring that function back in house.
    

**On-premise or cloud-based.** You’ll also need to determine whether you want to deploy your software “in the cloud,” or on your own servers. Cloud-based deployment is also referred to as “Web-based” or “software-as-a-service (SaaS).” These solutions are deployed “in the cloud” or over the Internet, rather than being hosted on a facility’s own local servers.

This type of deployment is especially popular among LTC facilities, which often don’t have full-time IT staff to manage a system running on internal servers. Cloud-based software vendors also “push” updates out to their users automatically, rather than requiring users to install new or updated versions manually.

_The Point of Care interface of the PointClickCare cloud-based system_

A cloud-based deployment model typically lowers the upfront cost of implementation, since it requires less investment in servers and other physical infrastructure. Cloud-based systems are typically priced as a monthly subscription, rather than an upfront license fee. Most LTC software vendors offer a cloud-based option.

_The Admit-Discharge-Transfer (ADT) screen of the NTT Data cloud-based system_

On-premise software hosted on a facility’s own servers may be preferable for facilities that do have a dedicated IT team available to manage the system. These systems are typically priced through an upfront fee for a license. Although the initial investment is higher with on-premise systems, the costs tend to balance out over time, since cloud-based costs are spread evenly over the life of the software.

## Pricing Structure

Web-based nursing home software is typically priced "per bed day," or in some cases "per patient day." In other words, you’ll most often pay a subscription fee that amounts to some fixed price per day for each bed in your facility (or each patient in your facility, which is usually based on a census average). For assisted living or independent living facilities that don't have a skilled nursing unit, subscription pricing is generally per-resident.

On-premise software is less common, but is typically priced with a perpetual license fee—a fee paid upfront for a license to use the software in perpetuity.

The price of LTC software tends to increase in tandem with the complexity of your requirements, as well as the functional breadth and depth of the system itself. For example, packages on the higher end of the pricing scale will typically offer more robust features, while those on the lower end will include only the most essential functions.

Generally speaking, larger facilities may find they benefit more from the packages on the higher end of the pricing scale, while smaller facilities often find the more basic packages are sufficient to meet their needs.

## Software Evaluation Tips

How can you be sure you’re taking the right steps to evaluate nursing home or assisted living software? Software Advice recently surveyed buyers to determine which evaluation tactics work best.

We found that checking vendor references and having an attorney review the vendor agreement are the two most effective tactics for software buyers. We made this determination by evaluating which tactics had the highest impact on the project outcome (meaning software buyers that applied the method experienced a different outcome than those who didn’t), as well as which led to the highest rates of satisfaction with the system selected.

The top-right quadrant in the matrix below depicts which tactics fell into this impact and satisfaction sweet spot and represents the methods we most highly recommend.

_Quadrant indicating where selection tactics fall on the "impact" and "satisfaction" spectrum_

Notably, we found that involving end-users in the evaluation process negatively impacted project outcome. In fact, buyers that applied the tactic were more than twice as likely to be very dissatisfied with their selection than those who didn’t involve end users. End-user feedback can create a “too many cooks in the kitchen” situation for buyers, so we’d advise against this tactic.

## Other Considerations

There are a few other things LTC facilities should keep in mind when evaluating software, such as whether EMR software is “certified” and whether staff will need (or want) to access the system from mobile devices.

**EMR certification.** In the long-term/post-acute care (LTPAC) category, EMR systems—also often called “electronic health record (EHR) systems”—have their own certification processes. “Certified” long-term care EHR software will meet stringent requirements for interoperability and security, giving buyers added peace of mind. LTPAC EMRs have two available certifications:

-   **CCHIT:** The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) offered perhaps the best-known certification available for LTC software. As of January 2014, CCHIT no longer certifies software, but its past certifications remain valid. The most recent LTPAC certification program it offered was its 2011 certification, which guarantees that the EMR offers a high degree of functionality and meets robust security requirements. (For more information on CCHIT certified software, see our [CCHIT EMR guide](https://www.softwareadvice.com/resources/cchit-certification-other-options/).)
    
-   **ONC-ATCB:** The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has designated a handful of Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies (ATCBs). Collectively, these bodies are known as “ONC-ATCBs.” ONC-ATCBs certify EMR software for [Meaningful Use](http://www.healthit.gov/policy-researchers-implementers/meaningful-use-regulations). Though long-term care providers are not eligible for Meaningful Use financial incentives, the EMRs they use can still be certified for Meaningful Use. The benefit to LTC facilities of using this certified software is the assurance that the system adheres to strict quality and safety criteria. (For more information on ONC-ATCB certified software, see our ONC-ATCB EMR guide.)
    

**Mobile support.** As the use of smartphones and tablets becomes increasingly common in professional settings, vendors are creating versions of their software that can operate seamlessly on these mobile devices. Many long-term care and assisted living software vendors offer mobile support. Systems that supports tablet use may be especially helpful for caregivers who need to make notes from patients' bedsides.

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