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To enter resident information, you need to be on the resident screen in palCentre. It can be accessed by clicking on the 'residentResidents' option in the navigation menu bar.
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To create a new resident, click on the purple 'Add a new resident' button in the top right hand corner of the screen.
The resident details form will appear:
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| Item to be entered | Additional information |
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| resident Resident identifier | The unique identifier assigned to the resident by your service. This is a mandatory item - you cannot submit this screen without this information. |
| Date of birth | |
| Family name | This data is not submitted to PCOC but is required to generate the statistical linkage key. |
| Given name | This data is not submitted to PCOC but is required to generate the statistical linkage key. |
| Sex | |
| State | |
| Postcode | |
| Country of birth | If the country of birth is Australia, select this from the drop down menu. Otherwise select ‘other’ from the drop down menu and start typing the country of birth into the please specify field. Once you start typing a drop down list of counties will appear, select the appropriate country. If the country of birth is not stated, select this from the drop down menu. |
| Preferred language | If the preferred language is English, select this from the drop down menu. Otherwise select ‘other’ from the drop down menu and start typing the preferred language into the please specify field. Once you start typing a drop down list of languages will appear, select the appropriate language. If the preferred language is not stated, select this from the drop down menu. |
| Indigenous status | |
| Diagnosis | This is the principal life limiting illness for the resident |
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Once all the information has been entered, click on save.
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Before the resident details are saved, palCentre will check to see if the resident name and/or resident identifer identifier already exists. This functionality avoids duplicate residents being entered. If this warning does appear, please check that the resident identifer identifier and residents name is correct. If they are correct, you will need to exit from this form and search for the resident. |
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To change any of the resident details, click on the 
to the right of the residents you wish to change.
This will open the resident details form to add or change any details. Click on save once you have made the changes.
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To search for a resident, type their resident identifer identifier or their name in the seach search bar in the top left hand side of the screen. Then click on 
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The results of the search will appear below.
If the resident does not appear below, you may need to do an advanced search. Click on the 'Advanced search' link. This will open a pop-up window that will allow you to search for:
- Date of birth date range
- First name
- Last name
- resident Resident identifier
- If the resident is active, inactive or all residents
Click on 'Search' after entering your seach search parameters. The results of this search will appear on the resident screen.
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To archive a resident, click on the the 
to the right of the residents you wish to archive.
The following warning will appear, click on 'Yes'.
The resident has now been archived.
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To delete a resident, click on the the 
to the right of the residents you wish to delete.
The following warning will appear, click on 'Yes'.
The resident
has resident has now been deleted.