What is a Care List?

Updated August 03, 2026 20:15
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A care list works like a daily to-do list for caregivers. It groups resident care items so staff can see and record the care due on their shift.

About Care Lists

What ALIS Calls a carelist is often referred to as an "assignment" at your community. The two terms describe the same thing: the grouping of resident care items that a caregiver is responsible for during a shift.

When you complete a Service Plan and/or build a resident's care plan, you assign each care item to a care list. This organizes care across all shifts and locations.

How Care Lists work

Create and name your care lists in Care Settings. For example, "AM 1" or "Overnight Care."
Assign resident care items to a care list as you build each resident's care plan.
Each care list then gathers the assigned care items from all residents.
Care lists appear by shift on the Care Tracking page.
The individual care items appear on the Recording Care Outcomes page, where caregivers record the care they provide.

Create and name a care list

Go to Settings > Care > Care tab.
Scroll to Care Program Lists.
Click +Add List to create a new care list for an existing shift.

Where Care Lists appear

Care Tracking landing page: Care lists appear here grouped by shift, so care staff can quickly find the list they are responsible for.

Recording Care Outcomes page: The individual care items within each list appear here for caregivers to record the care they provide.

What you can do with Care Lists

Name care lists to organize work by location, time, or shift.
Assign and reassign care items and residents to different care lists.
View care lists in Care Tracking so staff can quickly locate and record their care items.

Related terms

Care Program: Separates standard care from additional services (e.g., Housekeeping, Activities). Additional programs require separate Care Plans on individual resident profiles.
Care Shift: Defines time-based groupings of care tasks across a 24-hour period and appear as tabs in Care Tracking.
Care Plan: An internal working document for a specific resident that outlines care items and their scheduling. When you build a care plan, you assign its care items to care lists, which then appear on the Care Tracking page.
Care Category: Groups related care tasks (e.g., ADLs, Safety).
Care Item: A specific task or service provided to a resident, such as Shower Assistance or Hydration Tracking. Care items appear by shift on the Recording Care Outcomes page for care staff.

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