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Hello all I'm in need of everyone's professional collective wisdom on this one... Presently, my staff are utilizing a very detailed excel spreadsheet that lists all of the activity programs our residents may possibly engage in during any given day within our home each month--there are even additional slots for special impromptu events. This includes spiritual care, group programming [large and small], 1:1, independent/self-directed, staff led, etc. We utilize single letter codes to indicate the residents’ degree of involvement and have additional spaces for further documentation on the bottom backside of each resident's participation page. Although I really appreciate the detailed insight this form of charting gives me as I track and trend participation, update care plans, and dictate on resident involvement, it's remarkably time consuming for my staff. I'm wondering what other charting methods people are utilizing electronically, manually, or otherwise that has proven to be effective and efficient. So grateful for any feedback you can provide me with!