Medication rounds

You are holding keys to an empty house, and the owner is four time zones away. A diabetic cat needs insulin twice a day, twelve hours apart, and “did I already give it?” is not a question to answer from memory on day nine of a fortnight.

Schedule, then sign off

Each medicine gets a dose and the times it is due. On the round screen you sign each one off as you give it. Press twice and it still records one dose — on a medication log, a double entry is not a cosmetic problem.

Late is visible

A dose more than two hours past due turns red. Running behind will not nag you; genuinely forgetting will show up the same morning.

Critical means phone them

Mark a medicine critical when a missed dose needs a phone call rather than a note in the visit summary. Insulin and anti-seizure medication usually qualify.

The house matters too

Where the stopcock is, which bin goes out, which neighbour has the spare key. On the client record, under House details, and on the visit screen in the app.

Example

A sitter covering four houses over Christmas works one screen each morning and evening instead of four sets of handwritten notes, and the diabetic cat’s owner can see every shot was given on time.

FAQ

Should I store the alarm code?
That is your call and your client’s. The field is free text, so plenty of sitters write where the panel is and how to set it without recording the code itself.

Can the owner see the medication log?
Yes, on the same status page they already watch. It is usually the thing that stops the midnight messages.

What if I give a dose early?
Sign it off when you give it. The log records the real time alongside the scheduled one.

How long is the log kept?
Ninety days, which is well past the longest holiday.