# Lone Worker Safety for Home Health & Hospice | QliqSOFT > Field clinicians work alone in other people's homes. Visit Path gives home health and hospice staff a discreet SOS and live location while on the clock. [Platform](https://www.qliqsoft.com/platform/) / [QliqCHAT](https://www.qliqsoft.com/solutions/qliqchat/) / GPS Safety Alerting # Lone Worker Safety for Home Health and Hospice Staff They care for patients alone. *Don’t leave them alone.* Visit Path is the lone worker safety feature in the QliqCHAT app for home health and hospice staff. A clinician turns it on at clock-in, and the office sees their live location until clock-out. One discreet SOS alerts your office and on-call team with who and where, with no extra device to carry. [HIPAA COMPLIANT](https://www.qliqsoft.com/security/) [SOC 2 TYPE II](https://www.qliqsoft.com/security/) [Book a demo](https://www.qliqsoft.com/request-demo/) [How it works](https://www.qliqsoft.com/feature/visit-path/#how) Field safety, live Live location CLOCK-IN TO CLOCK-OUT Discreet distress alert ONE ACTION Alert recipients OFFICE + ON-CALL Location shared IMMEDIATELY Follow-up DOCUMENTED How it works ## A lifeline that lives in the workflow. 1 On the route ### Visit check-in and check-out The clinician clocks in and out with Visit Path and checks in and out of each visit. Location sharing runs only from clock-in to clock-out. No separate device, no extra app to remember. 2 If something's wrong ### Discreet SOS alerting A discreet distress action alerts the office and on-call with the clinician's location, without escalating the situation in the room. 3 Help responds ### Live staff location While a clinician is clocked in, the office and on-call team see who they are and where, and every alert and response is documented. Why it matters ## Retention starts with feeling safe. Workplace safety is a top concern for home-based clinicians, and a reason people leave field roles. Visible investment in their protection is care for the people who deliver care. Visit Path is part of the [Caregiver Scheduling and Staff Safety bundle](https://www.qliqsoft.com/solutions/scheduling-staff-safety/). Related reading: [Lone worker safety for home health and hospice nurses](https://www.qliqsoft.com/blog/protecting-hospice-staff-in-the-field-with-safety-workflows-sos-tools-and-location-awareness/), [a panic button, or the app your nurse already has open?](https://www.qliqsoft.com/approach/field-safety-platform-vs-bolt-on/), and [Staff safety tools: what to look for](https://www.qliqsoft.com/ultimate-guide/to/staff-safety-tools-home-health-hospice/) - ✓ Discreet distress alerts, help without confrontation - ✓ Location shared with the office and on-call the moment it matters - ✓ No extra hardware, built into QliqCHAT on the phone they already carry - ✓ A recruiting and retention signal: your agency protects its people "My nurses go into homes we've never seen, alone, after dark. This is the least we owe them." Chief Clinical Officer Lone-worker safety, before & after Clinician in trouble HOPE THEY CAN CALL → ONE DISCREET ACTION Location when it matters UNKNOWN → SHARED INSTANTLY Extra hardware PANIC BUTTONS, FOBS → NONE, IN THE APP Staff confidence 'BE CAREFUL' → 'WE'VE GOT YOU' Part of QliqCHAT ## One capability of a connected system. [Secure Staff Texting](https://www.qliqsoft.com/solutions/hipaa-compliant-texting/) [Patient-Centered Group Chats](https://www.qliqsoft.com/feature/patient-centered-chats/) [IDG Channel](https://www.qliqsoft.com/feature/idg-communication-channel/) [On-Call Scheduling](https://www.qliqsoft.com/feature/physician-on-call-scheduling-software/) [Caller ID Masking](https://www.qliqsoft.com/feature/caller-id-masking/) [See all of QliqCHAT →](https://www.qliqsoft.com/solutions/qliqchat/) Used across home-based care ## Thirty minutes, field staff safety, live in the product. [Home Health](https://www.qliqsoft.com/industries/home-health-communication-workflow-platform/) [Hospice & Palliative](https://www.qliqsoft.com/industries/hospice-communication-workflow-platform/) [Home Care](https://www.qliqsoft.com/industries/home-care-communication-workflow-platform/) [Home Infusion](https://www.qliqsoft.com/industries/home-infusion/) [Specialty Pharmacy](https://www.qliqsoft.com/industries/specialty-pharmacy/) Common questions ## GPS Safety Alerting, answered. **What is the best staff duress tool for home health teams?** The tool your staff will actually use during a visit. A separate device or app means one more thing to carry, charge and remember. Visit Path puts the SOS in the app your clinicians already text in, so the alert reaches your own on-call team with the clinician's location attached. **Who receives a staff duress alert, and how fast?** Your own people, immediately. The alert goes to the office and on-call recipients your agency configures, with the clinician's identity and location, rather than to an outside dispatch center that has to find someone at your agency before help is on the way. **Do staff duress tools work without extra hardware?** Yes, on a phone the clinician already carries. Visit Path is built into the QliqCHAT app on the clinician's own phone, so there is no panic button, fob or second device to carry, charge and keep track of, and nothing extra to issue when someone joins. **Does this track staff all the time?** Only while the clinician has Visit Path turned on. They turn it on themselves when they clock in, and the office sees their live location from then until they clock out. Outside that window, and for anyone who never turns it on, no location is shared. ## Protect the people who deliver care. See discreet distress alerting and field-safety awareness in the app your team already uses. 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