06.30.2025 Juanita
Designed to improve resident safety and outcomes
A nurse's daily routine is a complex and essential balancing act that requires skilful management of various tasks and responsibilities.
At the heart of this role is a commitment to prioritising the wellbeing of residents while adhering to professional standards. Each day, nurses perform critical clinical duties that include the administration of medications. This requires meticulous attention to detail and strong time management skills. Accurately maintaining medication administration records can be especially challenging, as this task not only demands significant time but is also prone to errors.
Our eMAR system, ATLAS, an NHS-accredited system, is revolutionising how nurses manage medication administration records.
With ATLAS, nurses can significantly streamline their workflows, enhance safety measures, and ensure compliance in medication management like never before, ensuring the best care for care home residents.
How is ATLAS eMAR helping care home nurses?
"I would recommend ATLAS eMAR because it helps focus the medicines management workload better, especially in a time where the CQC is ever more ensuring care home guidelines are being met.
Having used several systems and providers before, I can honestly say that ATLAS eMAR has made our practice safer, communication smarter and has overall improved our way of working and meeting timelines. It is so simple to use. There is no bulky storage for MARs, no bulky medication folders to carry around during medication and GP rounds.''
Jasper Rabang, Registered Nurse and Unit Lead, Marie Louise House Nursing Home
"Since implementing the ATLAS eMAR system, medication rounds are much more efficient, and staff are not 'rushed' to complete the round. This allows them to give more attention and support to residents, especially those living with dementia.
ATLAS eMAR makes the medication administration in our care homes incredibly safe by:
- Prompting and alerting system users to changes in medications or dosage;
- Preventing medications from being given too early;
- Flagging up when medications are missed or are overdue;
- Identifying each resident with a photograph and key information (e.g. date of birth, allergies, GP details, and health conditions). This information is visible on the tablet, allowing necessary information about a resident to be quickly shared with the GP or emergency services when required.
The manager is provided with daily analytics and reports that highlight any non-compliance, specifically medication administration timing, which prevents medicines from being administered too early or too late. Our lead registered nurse can use the reports and resources on the ATLAS eMAR website to provide the team with guidance on all aspects of medicine administration. Furthermore, the stock management process with ATLAS eMAR is efficient and safe. That's why we're thrilled with ATLAS eMAR's technology and would highly recommend it.''
Lorraine Cousins, Care Home Manager, Cornford House
To see how ATLAS eMAR helps address the three most common medication errors, watch the video below
Person Centred Software's eMAR specialist, Martin Wall, answers the most popular questions about medication accuracy.
