HMIS Bed Inventory Record Fields / Options







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Below is an alphabetical list of the fields and options located on the HMIS bed inventory data entry page.  To jump directly to the information for a specific field or option, press <Ctrl+F> to access your browser's search field and enter the name of the field/option in question. 

  NOTE: In addition to the information captured using the fields/options detailed below, three additional values are saved behind-the-scenes for each bed inventory record and are available in reports and exports:

  Inventory ID - Read-only value assigned to each inventory record in each program for reference purposes.  Displays on the record index and in reports and is not editable

  Created Date - The date on which data is first entered into a record.

  Modified Date - The most recent date on which data was entered or modified for a record.  Populates DateUpdated on the Inventory.csv in HMIS Exports and Uploads.

Availability

  NOTE: Only available when the HMIS Project Type for the selected program is "Emergency Shelter."

Click this drop-down arrow and choose the availability for the inventory being recorded:  "Year Round," "Seasonal," or "Overflow."

Bed Type

  NOTE: Only available when the HMIS Project Type for the selected program is "Emergency Shelter."

Click this drop-down arrow and choose the bed type for the inventory being recorded:  "Facility Based," "Voucher," or "Other."

Beds...

Veteran Bed Inventory

In these fields type or make changes to the number of beds available for veteran occupancy:

  Beds dedicated to chronically homeless veterans

  Beds dedicated to youth-veterans

  Beds dedicated to any other veteran

Youth Bed Inventory

In these fields type or make changes to the number of beds available for youth occupancy:

  Beds dedicated to chronically homeless youth

  Beds dedicated to any other youth

Other Bed Inventory

In this field, type or make changes to the number of beds available for occupancy for Chronically Homeless persons who are not youth and are not veterans:

  Beds dedicated to any other chronically homeless

And in this field, type or make changes to the number of non-dedicated beds available (those not specified for veteran, youth, or chronically homeless use):

  Non-dedicated beds

CoC

Click this drop-down and select the CoC for which this inventory record applies.  The selections available here are those that have been set up under System Setup > Agency Program Information > Add/Edit Entire Program for the selected program.  If there is only one CoC for that program, it is selected by default.

  Inventory End Date

In this field type or make changes to the date the beds stopped being available for residents (if applicable). 

Inventory Start Date

In this field type or make changes to the date the beds started being available for residents. 

Household Type

Click this drop-down arrow and select the household type for this inventory.  Available selections include:  "Households with at least one Adult and one Child," "Households with only Children," and "Households without Children."  Because these selections are mutually exclusive, if some of the beds for a program are of one household type, and other beds are for a different type, they must be entered as separate HMIS bed inventory records.

Total Bed Inventory

In this field enter or make changes to the number of beds.  The value specified here must be greater than or equal to the number of units for the inventory being recorded in the following seven bed fields:

  Beds dedicated to chronically homeless veterans

  Beds dedicated to youth-veterans

  Beds dedicated to any other veteran

  Beds dedicated to chronically homeless youth

  Beds dedicated to any other youth

  Beds dedicated to any other CH

  Non-dedicated beds 

Total Unit Inventory

In this field type or make changes to the number of units for this inventory.  Must be less than or equal to the Total Bed Inventory value.

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