Daffodil Care Services
Digital Transformation Project
Overview
Daffodil Care Services is one of Ireland’s leading social care service providers. After launching their first residential service in 2008, Daffodil Care Services have developed a range of service offerings providing a continuum of care through residential and community-based services. Daffodil Care Services offer a range of residential and community-based services through a national network of registered children’s residential centres, semi-independent residential care and community-based outreach support.
Challenge
Prior to utilising this software solution, Daffodil Care Services’ team members relied heavily on handwritten records and processes. Louis O’Moore, Assistant Director of Services at Daffodil Care Services said, “Daffodil Care Services selected HCS Software to develop a bespoke cloud-based application to support our care services moving away from handwritten records and processes. The project was to provide a secure online data storage facility and develop a bespoke application for document creation and standardisation across services nationally.”
Solution
Working closely with Daffodil Care Services, HCS Software created a cloud-based software solution that has digitally transformed how Daffodil Care Services perform their daily activities and their core function of providing social care to young people in their many facilities across Ireland. This application stores data referring to all aspects of a young person’s care from referral to admission and daily life, including new client reports, care plans and assessments in a secure Azure SQL Database. This web application also seamlessly integrates with other cloud based Microsoft applications, such as SharePoint and Office 365, allowing team members to access data with ease, giving Daffodil Care Services’ employees a consistent user experience. Hosted on Microsoft’s secure Azure cloud platform, this application also boasts 99.95% uptime which ensures business continuity for Daffodil Care Services.
Speaking of the bespoke software solution, Louis said “All Daffodil Care Services’ IT requirements in both software and hardware are supported by HCS. The system not only enhances the administrative process from a quality perspective but has also reduced the time staff spend on administrative tasks, allowing for more time engaging with the young people in our care, enhancing the overall quality of care“.
“Daffodil Care Services are delighted to recommend HCS Software as our Partner”
“The system not only enhances the administrative process from a quality perspective but has also reduced the time staff spend on administrative tasks.”
