Healthcare

Home Care Visit Allocation

Allocate domiciliary carers to client home visits based on specialist skills (dementia, mobility, end-of-life), language match, driving access, daily visit cap, and visit windows. Prioritises carer-continuity for the same recurring client.

Terminology

ResourceCarer
TargetClient Visit
CapacityDaily Visits
Target SizeVisit Duration (mins)

Active Constraints

One Carer Per Visit

Each home visit is done by a single carer.

Daily Visit Limit

No carer exceeds their daily visit cap (accounts for travel time).

Specialist Skill Match

Dementia, end-of-life, or mobility-tagged visits go to carers with matching specialist tags.

Language Preference

Match carer language to client language preference when specified.

Vehicle Access

Rural or non-public-transport visits need carers with driving access.

Window Check

Visit must fall within carer's working window.

Carer Attributes

Specialist Skills text
Languages Spoken text
Driving Access text
Working Window date_range
Max Visits/Day number

Client Visit Attributes

Required Skills text
Language Needed text
Vehicle Needed text
Visit Window date_range
Duration (mins) number
Continuity Id (Carer Preference) text