Systems and methods for distributed health care using personalsupport workers (PSW) and registered, trained medical personnel.Each PSW is equipped with a mobile computing device that iscapable of communicating with a main computer. Each registeredmedical personnel is equipped with a computing device (amonitoring computer) that is capable of communicating with amain computer. At many points during a PSW's shift at a patientlocation, the PSW inputs data to a number of forms on the mobilecomputing device, each form being related to the patient'sphysical appearance, medical condition, medication taken orgiven, and physical parameters (e.g. blood pressure), or otheractions taken. The data inputted into the various forms arethen transmitted to the main computer where it is processed,stored, and archived. When processing the data, the maincomputer may determine to alert the registered medical personneland/or suggest a course of action. After processing, the datais reviewed by the registered medical personnel. If the dataindicates that actions need to be taken, the medical personnelcan issue instructions to the PSW through the system.
