Time spent searching
Staff may check rooms, laundry areas, storage locations and other departments without one shared record.
Resident belongings management for long-term care · Built and entering commercialization
A clearer way to manage missing and found resident belongings.
Found It For You™ is a practical digital system developed from frontline long-term care experience to help homes create a more consistent process for resident clothing and personal belongings.
Frontline developedDesigned for LTCSimple to use
Built for a recurring LTC problem.
Missing and unidentified belongings can mean repeated searching, staff interruptions, family frustration and inconsistent follow-up. FIFY brings the process into one organized system.
The challenge
Lost belongings are more than a lost item.
When information is spread across departments, shifts and informal records, locating an item and showing what follow-up occurred becomes harder than it needs to be.
Inconsistent processes
Paper notes, verbal messages and staff memory can result in different processes from one shift to another.
Resident and family frustration
When belongings cannot be located, residents and families want clear follow-up and answers.
The solution
One organized system designed around long-term care.
FIFY supports a consistent approach to documenting, reviewing and managing resident belongings while keeping the detailed workflow for demonstrations and implementation.
Staff
Clearer process
A consistent system reduces reliance on memory and informal hand-offs.
Residents & families
Better follow-up
A more organized process supports clearer communication when belongings are missing or identified.
Management
Greater visibility
Structured records provide a clearer picture of activity and follow-up across the home.
A look at the application
Simple, practical and built for everyday use.
A few views of the application are shown below. Detailed forms, workflows and implementation are reviewed during a demonstration.
Application Dashboard
Missing Items Instructions
Administration & Reports
Built from frontline experience.
Created after seeing the time spent dealing with unlabelled, missing and unidentified resident belongings in long-term care.
About the creator
A practical response to an everyday LTC problem.
Found It For You™ was created by Heather Baird, Founder, Inventor & Developer. The system was developed with residents, families, staff responsibilities and the realities of long-term care workflows in mind.
The objective is simple: help homes use a more consistent process, help staff spend less time searching, and help more belongings find their way back to residents.
Frequently asked questions
A few basics.
Is Found It For You™ only for laundry?
No. Resident belongings can involve several departments, residents and families. FIFY was designed with the whole-home process in mind.
Is the system tablet friendly?
Yes. The application uses clear forms, large controls and straightforward navigation suitable for touch-based use.
Where is facility information stored?
The current product is designed for local deployment within the facility. Deployment, access, backup and privacy requirements are reviewed with each home before implementation.
Optional resources
Helpful information, if you would like it.
These resources are available for homes and families who would like practical tools or want to contribute to current LTC industry research.
Resident Belongings Starter Workbook
A free Excel workbook for homes that want a more structured starting point for resident-belongings records.
Download WorkbookNew Resident & Family Checklist
A printable checklist covering practical belongings considerations before and after admission.
Download ChecklistLTC Research Survey
A short survey about how long-term care homes currently manage laundry and missing or unidentified resident belongings.
Complete Survey