CareQB User Guides¶
Welcome! These guides are organized around what you're trying to get done, not around every button on the screen. Find your goal below, follow the short "quick path", and dig into the details only when you need them.
Can't find what you need? Email support@careqb.pro and we'll help (and likely write a new guide for it).
New to CareQB? Start with Getting started with CareQB. It takes about 30 minutes and covers everything you need on your first day.
Setting up CareQB for your agency? Agency Owners and Admins should also work through the Admin setup checklist.
How do I…¶
Get set up¶
| I want to… | Go to |
|---|---|
| Log in and install CareQB on my computer and phone | Getting started |
| Find my way around the app | Navigating CareQB |
| Control when my phone rings and when I get notified | Customizing your notification rules |
| Take calls on my browser, phone, or desk phone | Setting up calls on web, mobile & desk phones |
| Connect a physical desk phone | Provisioning a desk phone |
| Make sure calls still work with a bad internet connection | Backup calling through your cell network |
Communicate with caregivers, clients & my team¶
| I want to… | Go to |
|---|---|
| Understand how conversations and threads are organized | How chats and threads work |
| Leave a note for a teammate or assign a follow-up | Keeping your office in sync |
| Reply faster with saved messages | Using message templates |
| Send a message later, or only if a shift is still happening | Scheduled messages |
| Text a filtered group of caregivers at once | Broadcasts & bulk messages |
| Remind caregivers or clients about their upcoming shifts | Sending shift reminders |
| Send a fax | Sending a fax |
Handle phone calls¶
| I want to… | Go to |
|---|---|
| Send callers to the right team ("Press 2 for scheduling…") | Routing calls with IVR & extensions |
| Record my agency's greetings and menu prompts | Configuring call greetings |
| Transfer a call to a teammate or an outside number | Transferring calls |
| Decide what happens when nobody answers | When nobody answers: voicemail & missed calls |
| Have calls answered after hours | Out of Office & after-hours VoiceAI |
Fill shifts¶
| I want to… | Go to |
|---|---|
| Fill a single open shift or callout | Filling a shift with a fill-in request |
| Fill several shifts at once, like this coming weekend | Filling multiple shifts at once (grouped requests) |
| See every open request and what's waiting on me | The Requests tab |
| Respond to a caregiver who called out | Handling callouts |
| Fill next week's open shifts automatically, every week | Recurring workflows |
| Collect and track caregiver availability | Caregiver availability |
| Make sure the right caregivers get offered the right clients | Client & caregiver profiles for better matches |
| Understand the AI "match score" | Qualitative matching |
| Track applicants before they're hired | Managing candidates |
Let CareQB's AI and automations help¶
| I want to… | Go to |
|---|---|
| Understand what CareQB's AI does and when it asks for help | Working alongside CareQB AI |
| Put recurring tasks on a schedule (reminders, weekly fill pushes) | Recurring workflows |
| Automate missed clock-in and late-arrival follow-up | AI help with clock-ins & late arrivals |
| Get a daily handoff or weekly summary of what happened | After Action Reports |
| Keep track of what we've learned about each contact | Contact Intelligence |
Let caregivers & clients self-serve¶
| I want to… | Go to |
|---|---|
| Let caregivers and families reach each other during a shift without sharing numbers | The Relay System |
| Share a how-to with clients or caregivers | Client & family guide · Caregiver guide |
Administer my agency¶
| I want to… | Go to |
|---|---|
| Set up CareQB for my agency for the first time | Admin setup checklist |
| Invite users and set roles and extensions | Managing users & roles |
| Find a specific agency setting | Agency Settings at a glance |
| Understand what syncs with WellSky, AxisCare, or Rosemark | How CareQB works with your scheduling software |
| Connect Slack | Connecting Slack |
Browse by topic¶
- Getting started: Getting started · Navigating CareQB · Admin setup checklist
- Communicating: Chats & threads · Notification rules · Office in sync · Templates · Scheduled messages · Broadcasts · Shift reminders · Faxing
- Calls: Setup · Desk phones · Backup calling · IVR & extensions · Greetings · Transfers · Voicemail & missed calls · Out of Office & VoiceAI
- Filling shifts: Fill a shift · Grouped requests · Requests tab · Callouts · Availability · Profiles & matching · Qualitative matching · Candidates
- AI & automation: Working with AI · Recurring workflows · Clock-in help · After Action Reports · Contact Intelligence
- Self-serve: Relay System · Client guide · Caregiver guide
- Admin & integrations: Users & roles · Agency Settings · Scheduling software · Slack