CareNote Updates - July 2024

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Stay up-to-date with the latest improvements and features in CareNote, your trusted pastoral care management tool. Each month, we roll out updates designed to enhance your experience and streamline your ministry's care efforts.

In this change log, you'll find:

  • Core App Improvements: Core improvements and site-wide changes to boost performance and usability.
  • New Features: Exciting new tools and capabilities to support your pastoral care work.
  • Bug Fixes: Solutions to reported issues, ensuring smooth operation of CareNote.

We value your feedback and use it to continually refine CareNote. Explore this month's updates and discover how they can benefit your pastoral care ministry.

Core App Improvements

  • PCO Import Optimization: We've significantly improved the Planning Center Online (PCO) import process, making it more efficient and reliable for large datasets.
  • Enhanced Error Handling: Implemented more robust error handling and logging mechanisms to improve system stability and facilitate quicker issue resolution.

Site Updates

  • User Interface Refinements: We've made several subtle but impactful changes to the user interface, enhancing the overall user experience.
  • Improved Mobile Responsiveness: Further enhancements to ensure CareNote works seamlessly across all devices, including smartphones and tablets.

New Features

Team Management

  • User Invitation System: Introduced a new feature allowing easier invitation and onboarding of new team members to CareNote.
  • Team User Count: Added a display of team user count in the table view, providing a quick overview of your team size.

Task Management

  • User Assignments for Tasks: You can now assign specific users to tasks within care request updates, improving task delegation and tracking.
  • Task Reminder Enhancements: Updated the task reminder system to check day, hour, and minute, ensuring more accurate and timely notifications.

Profile Enhancements

  • Secondary Phone Support: Added the ability to include and manage secondary phone numbers for contacts, improving communication capabilities.
  • Address Form Improvements: Enhanced the address form field to capture more detailed location information.

Care Request Management

  • Care Request Assignment Improvements: Streamlined the process of assigning and managing care requests, especially from the admin dashboard.
  • Near Me Feature: Introduced a new "Near Me" location feature for Care Receivers, helping to better coordinate local care efforts.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented users from seeing the correct number of remaining visits for a care receiver. This ensures you always have accurate information when planning your pastoral care activities.
  • Resolved a problem where some new users encountered difficulties during the sign-up process. New team members should now be able to join your CareNote workspace smoothly.
  • Addressed an occasional mix-up in team member assignments for certain tasks. Your care tasks should now always be assigned to the correct team member.

Thank you for your continued support and feedback. Your input is invaluable in helping us improve CareNote to better serve your pastoral care ministry.

2024 CareNote Change Logs:

CareNote’s September 2024 Updates
CareNote’s September update brings improved care request management, document features, and user dashboard enhancements for better pastoral care coordination.
CareNote’s August 2024 Updates
CareNote’s August update: Streamlined workflows, enhanced PCO integration, improved profile management, and robust care request features await you!
CareNote’s July 2024 Updates
CareNote’s July update: Improved PCO imports, new team invitation system, enhanced task management, and ‘Near Me’ feature for local care.
CareNote’s June 2024 Updates
CareNote’s June update: Enhanced PCO integration, profile management, and care requests. Faster performance, better data integrity, and new customization options.
CareNote’s May 2024 Updates
CareNote’s May update: Faster performance, volunteer management tools, and mobile push notifications to streamline your pastoral care efforts.
CareNote’s April 2024 Updates
CareNote’s April update: AI insights, multi-language support, custom reports. Faster, smarter pastoral care management for your ministry.
CareNote’s March 2024 Updates
CareNote’s March update: PCO integration, faster performance, new Care Provider Dashboard, and enhanced team management features.
CareNote’s February 2024 Updates
CareNote’s February update: Faster, mobile-friendly, with bulk actions and custom reports. Enhance pastoral care through improved team tools.
CareNote’s January 2024 Updates
CareNote’s January 2024 update brings new features for pastoral care: enhanced visitation tools, streamlined requests, and improved reporting.