Monthly Release RecapALIS releases occur on a weekly basis. This email covers release information from September 23 - October 14, 2026. Upcoming Webinars & TrainingJoin our upcoming webinars to explore the latest product updates, new features, and best practices.
Want to stay connected to ALIS? Share this email or sign up here. A Note on Feature RequestsALIS welcomes product feedback and enhancement requests from clients, and we capture them through several channels. Please note: A conversation with an ALIS team member does not mean that a request has been accepted for development or added to our product roadmap. When an enhancement is selected for formal review, a JIRA ticket is created. Until an ALIS representative can provide a JIRA ticket number with an "In Progress" status, please do not assume a request has entered our formal product process.  AI Insights for Prospects and ResidentsAI Insights is now generally available. With one click, it writes a short, plain-language summary of a resident or prospect, built only from what’s in the record. Read more What staff can do:
AI Insights is now included for every client at no additional cost. Contact your Account Manager for enablement.   Their Story and Care Plan Instructions in More PlacesAs of our September 23 release, Their Story now appears at the top of resident evaluations, where staff can read and edit it in place. Hovering over a resident’s photo on the All Residents and Care Level Optimization pages also shows their published care plan instructions below Their Story.  Restrict Compliance Item Visibility by Security RoleAs of our October 7 release, compliance items can be limited to specific security roles using the new Visible To field in Resident Settings. Restricted items are hidden from profiles, packets, and reports for other roles. A new View All Compliance Items permission overrides these restrictions and is assigned by default to Company and Community Administrator roles. Please note: The Emergency Packet still includes every compliance document, even items a user’s security role would otherwise hide.  Undo Complete Incident Report TasksAs of our September 30 release, a completed incident report task can be undone if it was completed in error or needs correcting. Users with incident administrative access can select Undo Complete to reset the task. The original completion and note are cleared, so the task must be completed again in full.  Create Observations for Vaccine RefusalsAs of our October 7 release, staff can now create an observation when recording a vaccine refusal for a resident or staff member. Refusals can be recorded individually or in bulk from the Immunizations Center, or individually from the resident’s or staff member’s profile. Refusal observations appear in the Observations Center and on the person’s profile. Staff refusals save as Community Notes.  Custom Resident Tags in the Resident Roster ExportAs of our October 14 release, the Resident Roster Excel export includes a Resident Tags column (the last column, BB) listing each resident’s custom tags, so the export now captures the tags already shown on the on-screen report. Custom tags are set up in Company Settings and assigned on each resident’s profile.   Bulk Apply/Remove Medication TagsAs of our September 23 release, staff who can edit medication orders can apply or remove a tag, such as Crush or Do Not Crush, across many of a resident’s orders at once. On Manage Orders, select Bulk Tag in the Routines or PRNs section. Orders that already have the tag are marked “Has tag.”  Expiration and Use By Dates on Manage OrdersAs of our October 14 release, the red and yellow color-coding for Product Expiration Date and Use By Date, added to Pass Meds, now also appears on Manage Orders.  Profile and Informational Orders, Side by SideAs of our October 7 release, standing Code Status and Dietary Orders now appear on the resident profile in Basic Information and Health Profile, where staff can also add new ones. The Add Informational page shows the resident’s Diet, Advanced Directive, and Living Will for reference, helping staff keep both aligned.  Customizable Drug Unit of Measurement ListAs of our October 7 release, companies can set which units of measurement appear on manual medication orders in Company Settings → Units of Measurement, and every community inherits the list. Communities can hide additional units in Medication Settings. Existing orders and pharmacy-linked orders are unchanged.  Incoming Residents at Top of Pharmacy InboxAs of our October 7 release, the pharmacy-sent profiles needing to be mapped to a resident's profile in ALIS now appear at the top of the Pharmacy inbox instead of on a separate tab. The Incoming Residents section expands automatically when there are residents waiting, to help ensure their medication orders are not delayed.  Numeric and PAINAD Pain Scales at Every Med PassAs of our October 14 release, the PAINAD Scale Only setting has been removed so staff can always choose either the 0 to 10 numeric scale or PAINAD when recording pain at the med pass. The scale type used now appears in medication report exports, on MAR PDFs, and is visible when editing an administration record.  Previous and Next Buttons on Pass MedsAs of our October 7 release, Previous and Next buttons on Pass Meds move staff between residents in alphabetical order while keeping filters like Med Cart. If an outcome was selected but not recorded, staff are warned before leaving the page.  Drug Count Lock After Failed AttemptsAs of our October 14 release, communities can lock a medication card after three quantity entry attempts that do not match. A locked card stays on hold until a user with the Adjust Drug Quantity permission unlocks it by entering their password. The lock applies to every medication in the count, not only narcotics. Turn it on in Settings → Medication Settings → Drug Count.  New Arm Circumference Vital TypeAs of our October 14 release, Arm Circumference (MUAC) is a new vital type, recorded in centimeters. Staff can record it anywhere vitals are recorded in ALIS. Communities can also track arm circumference variances monthly, the same way as Weight, in Medications Settings → Vitals Tracking and Variances.   New Care Level Changed AlertAs of our September 30 release, a new Care Level Changed alert notifies staff when a completed service plan changes what a resident pays for care. It’s on by default for staff subscribed to the Evaluation and Service Plan alert category. If that category has been customized, enable Care Level Changed in Alert Settings to start receiving it.   Discount Level Controls and Discount ProgramsAs of our October 7 release, communities can choose whether discounts apply to the whole invoice, individual billing items, or both, in Billing Settings. The free-text discount description is now a Discount Program dropdown set up in Company Settings → Discount Programs, with “Other” always available. A new Discount Program filter on the Discounts report.  Longer Recurring Charge DescriptionsAs of our October 14 release, recurring charge descriptions can hold up to 2,000 characters, up from 650, so communities can list the services a charge covers on the invoice. This helps meet state requirements, such as Massachusetts’ rule that resident invoices state the care provided. Existing invoices are unchanged.  Payer Type Filter on All Invoices TabAs of our September 30 release, the All Invoices tab now includes a Payer Type filter. Billing staff can view invoices for one or more payer types, such as Medicaid. The filter also applies to Excel exports, printing, and emailing.   Edit Transfer Out Dates After a TransferAs of our October 7 release, transferred out residents’ profiles now include a Transfer Out Information section, so staff can correct a transfer date entered by mistake. Users who can manage resident information can edit the Physical Transfer Out Date and Time and click Update. The Financial Move Out Date is shown for reference only.  Upcoming Room Assignment on Resident ProfileAs of our October 14 release, the resident profile header now shows a resident’s upcoming room assignment. If a resident’s room starts at a future date, the header shows “Room N/A” with “Upcoming: [Room Number] on [MM/DD/YYYY]” below it. If a resident already has a room and a room change is scheduled, the upcoming room shows below their current assignment.  Hide Occupancy Reports Shown in Native ReportingAs of our October 14 release, companies can hide occupancy and census reports in Occupancy Settings → Reports Settings, so everyone works from the same numbers. Hidden reports are removed from the Reports page, navigation, and search. Hiding a report does not change how any other report calculates. A new Counting Rules tab also links to each community’s Hotel Rules and Hide Room Changes settings.   Company-level Prospect Story TemplatesAs of our September 23 release, each community can have its own Prospect Story Template in CRM Settings, with a company-wide default in Company Settings. New prospects, and existing prospects with an empty Story field, use the community’s template if it has one, and otherwise the company default. Use Copy To to share a community’s template with other communities.   Default Community Status on All Staff PageAs of our September 30 release, companies can choose which Community Status the All Staff page opens with in Company Settings → General Preferences:
Users can still change the filter as needed.   Care Tracking: Recorded % Now Excludes PRN CareAs of September 29, the Recorded % on the Care Tracking Performance and Care Charting dashboards now counts scheduled care only, matching the Resident Care Summary native report. Percentages may read slightly lower than before; this reflects the updated calculation, not a change in staff performance. Weekly Shower Schedules Print in FullAs of October 12, the Weekly Shower Schedules dashboard has been optimized for printing and downloading. PDF downloads span as many pages as needed, and Excel downloads include separate tabs for this week and next week. A new “How to use this page” guide walks staff through the downloading options.   Integration API Updates for PartnersAs of our October 7 release, connected partners can change staff security roles, issue and reset staff passwords, and discharge staff through the ALIS Integration API. The Resident Move Info Updated webhook also now fires on any Move In & Community Information change. New Export API Data for ReportingAs of our October 14 release, clients can export individual evaluation answers, including care points, triggered care needs, and frequency, for their own acuity or staffing analysis. A new streamed recorded care export also returns a full month of data without timeouts. Enquire Is Now AlineAs of our October 14 release, references to Enquire throughout ALIS now read Aline, matching the CRM’s current name and logo. This is a display change only. Existing integrations keep syncing, and no action is needed. Need assistance with an integration or getting access to the ALIS API? Reach out to info@go-alis.com to get started.  New PainChek IntegrationALIS will soon connect with PainChek, an FDA-cleared pain assessment app for residents who cannot reliably self-report pain. Assessments completed in PainChek return to ALIS within seconds, and staff can attach recent assessments at med pass. ALIS Pay: Collect Security DepositsBilling teams will soon be able to collect security deposits directly through ALIS Pay, by check scan or ACH. Enhancements include:
Want to be an early adopter?Features listed as Coming Soon are currently off by default but available on an opt-in basis. Contact your Account Manager to turn them on now.  Click here to view our list of bug fixes in the last month's releases.  ALIS In The NewsIn a new piece from Senior Housing News, ALIS CEO John Shafaee and three of our operator partners share how they're using AI to tackle some of the industry's most pressing challenges: compliance, nursing efficiency, and documentation. ConferencesWe're coming to a city near you! Check out our upcoming conference and events schedule and book time with our team. We'd love to connect in person. Need assistance?Your Account Manager is your first stop for settings changes or feature configuration. For general support, reach us at 1-888-404-ALIS or visit support.alisonline.com. The next scheduled release is
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