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Building your Facility: Campus, Buildings, Areas

Kevin U
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About Building your Facility

The Residences Builder screen (Tools & Setup > Facility Builder from the left navigation sidebar, and then click the Residences Builder tab) is where you add the following units to match your facility’s property layout: campus, buildings, areas. 

As per the screenshot below, you can see how the Residences Builder screen presents a user-friendly structure with expandable/collapsible sections.

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Adding a Campus

If your facility utilizes a campus in its property, then you can add a campus to your MealSuite account via the following steps: 

  1. From the left navigation sidebar, select Tools & Setup > Facility Builder. The Facility Builder screen appears with the Residences Builder tab selected by default.  

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  2. Click the Settings button at the top right to display the Residence Areas Settings slide-out panel. 

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  3. Activate the Campus unit by enabling its slider control to the right. 

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  4. Click the Save button to apply your changes and close the slide-out panel.
  5. On the Residences Builder screen, click the Add Campus link. The Add Campus modal appears (second screenshot below). 

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  6. In the New Campus Name field, enter the name of the campus.
  7. Click the Save button to close the modal.
  8. The newly-added campus is listed on the Residence Builder screen.
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Adding a Building

To add a building, complete the following steps:

  1. From the left navigation sidebar, select Tools & Setup > Facility Builder. The Facility Builder screen appears with the Residences Builder tab selected by default. 

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  2. Click the Add Building link. The Add Building modal appears. 

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  3. In the New Building Name field, enter the name of the building.
  4. Click the Save button to close the modal. The newly-added building is listed on the Residence Builder screen.

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Adding a Residence Area

To add a residence area, complete the following steps:

  1. From the left navigation sidebar, select Tools & Setup > Facility Builder. The Facility Builder screen appears with the Residences Builder tab selected by default.

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  2. For the building you want to add an area to, hover over it and click its add icon (add_icon.png). The Add Area to [Building Name] modal appears (second screenshot below). 

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  3. In the New Area Name field, enter the name of the residence area.
  4. Click the Save button to close the modal. The newly-added area is listed on the Residence Builder screen.  

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Using .csv Template to Build your Residence Areas (Option)

The MealSuite system provides a .csv template that you can download and populate with facility unit information (residence areas, rooms, beds) and then upload into the system.

Note that if your facility is currently set up with unit information on the Residences Builder section, and you upload a template, the system will only update information--it will not overwrite any information, meaning no units will be deleted or replaced; units will only be added. To use the the Excel template to Add Units, complete the following steps:

  1. From the left navigation sidebar, select Tools & Setup > Facility Builder. The Facility Builder screen appears with the Residences Builder tab selected by default.  
  2. Click the Download Template link to download the .csv file.
  3. Open the file and populate the details in the appropriate columns. Each column corresponds with a hierarchal level enabled in the Settings section. For example, if you disabled level 1 (campus) in the Settings section, then the Excel file will not include a corresponding column. Complete each row with full information, as per screenshot below.

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  4. After all the relevant information is entered, save the file.
  5. Return to the Residences Builder tab and click the Import Residence & Rooms button to upload the file. 

Renaming a Campus, Building or Area

To name a campus, building or area, complete the following steps:

  1. From the left navigation sidebar, select Tools & Setup > Facility Builder. The Facility Builder screen appears with the Residences Builder tab selected by default.
  2. Expand the sections as needed.

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  3. For a campus, building or area you want to name, hover over it and click its edit icon (edit_icon.png). The Edit [Name] pop-up appears (second screenshot below). 

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  4. Enter the new name, and then click the Update button. 

Deleting a Campus, Building or Area

A campus, building, or residence area can be deleted from your facility assuming that the campus, building or residence area does not have resident/patient profiles assigned. To do so:

  1. From the left navigation sidebar, select Tools & Setup > Facility Builder. The Facility Builder screen appears with the Residences Builder tab selected by default.
  2. For a campus, building or area you want to remove, hover over it and click its edit icon (edit_icon.png). The Edit [Name] pop-up appears (second screenshot below). 

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  3. Click the Delete button. Assuming the unit does not have any resident/patient profiles assigned, then a confirmation message appears.

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  4. Click Delete. 

Adding Rooms and Beds

To add rooms and beds, see the following separate articles:

Note: It is not possible to deactivate rooms and beds in the facility builder, as you can with campuses, buildings, and residence areas (via the Residence Area Settings; accessed by clicking the Settings button). 

FAQs

Is there a way to move a residence area from its current building to another building?

No. It is not possible to move a residence area to another building. You must recreate the residence area in its desired building, and then remove the original residence area.