Admit with Ease: Admissions Without the Bottleneck. Occupancy Starts Here.
Every skilled-nursing administrator knows the sinking feeling of watching beds sit empty while a stack of unanswered referrals grows higher. The daytime team is buried under endless chart reviews, and the evening supervisor (already stretched thin) quickly scans each new packet and says, “Better wait until morning.” By the time a decision is finally made, the potential resident has chosen another facility, leaving your census to dip yet again.
The issue isn't usually demand… it's the lag between receiving referrals and admitting residents. Each packet takes forty, fifty, or sometimes even sixty minutes of detailed human review. Over a month, that lag can add up significantly: a busy Transitional Care Unit handling eighty admissions could lose the equivalent of a full-time employee (FTE) or more, just on paperwork. Imagine redeploying that valuable staff time directly to resident care.
Even worse, rushing through referrals can be riskier than waiting. Accepting a resident whose needs exceed your facility's capacity can lead to involuntary discharge procedures, frustrated families, complaints to the ombudsman, and regulatory headaches. The safest route has traditionally been caution—but caution is slow.
Speed That Strengthens Control
Meet DOVAXIS’s Lumberjack. True to its name, Lumberjack significantly cuts down on paperwork and referral review times. It quickly processes each referral packet and, through our conversational AI assistant, presents concise insights tailored precisely to your facility’s needs. Need immediate confirmation on bariatric bed availability? Lumberjack provides that information upfront, enabling your team to swiftly accept or decline a referral. Curious about isolation status or costly medications? Lumberjack highlights critical details instantly.
By reducing review time down to under fifteen minutes, administrators gain two powerful advantages:
Occupancy Agility: Clear referral backlogs before they burden the evening shift. Faster responses impress referral sources, ensuring a steady flow of future residents.
Confident Placements: When operating near full capacity, your team can select residents based on clinical alignment rather than pressure, leading to smoother admissions and better resident outcomes.
Because DOVAXIS is Human-Powered, AI-Enhanced, speed never means sacrificing thoroughness. Lumberjack’s AI-driven review replicates hours of careful human scrutiny, equipping your team with clear, comprehensive information for confident decision-making.
The Administrator’s Advantage
Forward-thinking administrators who arm their teams with Lumberjack reap more than just efficiency gains. They build strong reputations for responsiveness with hospitals and families, enable nurses to remain focused on care delivery, and rest assured knowing each admission aligns with their facility's capabilities.