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Agency settings reference

Goal: "Where's the setting for…?" Find any agency setting quickly, and see what it does before you change it.

Where: Settings → Agency Settings


Phones & calls

Setting What it does Guide
Active Phone Numbers Labels, locations, restrictions, relay line Users, roles & phone lines
Phone routing rules & Default rules Forwarding, voicemail, VoiceAI by time; auto-forward missed calls; email voicemails When nobody answers
IVR rules & User Groups Menu options, default groups, extensions, restricted groups Call routing
Schedule readout (#1) / Press 9 callback Client shift readout and callback requests Call routing
Pre-connect Call Audio Greeting recordings or TTS Call greetings
Out of office Recurring and one-off OOO, VoiceAI, on-call phone, auto-responder Out of office & VoiceAI
Always auto-announce call recordings for outbound calls Plays a recording notice when the other person answers n/a

Fill-in requests

Setting What it does Recommended
Delay before AI validates the callout Minutes CareQB waits before confirming a callout (1–30) Default
Auto-callout resolution CareQB confirms off-hours callouts and sends requests without waiting for you On, if you're not staffed overnight
Quiet hours Holds fill-in texts overnight (callouts are still monitored 24/7) For example 9 PM–6 AM
Distance filter ratios (Conditional / Critical) How far caregivers can be relative to shift length Default
OPT OUT of auto filtering based on distances Show caregivers every opportunity, regardless of distance Off
Thank decliners automatically Auto-reply to caregivers who decline On
Treat Unavailability as availability Unavailability is a soft conflict instead of a hard one Off

See Handling callouts and Filling an open shift.

Automated issue handling

Setting Guide
Off-hours Voice AI Out of office & VoiceAI
Missed clock-in / clock-out checks, Automated clock-ins / clock-outs, late hand-off texts Clock-in help
Rules for Notes in your ERP Clock-in help

Automated scheduled reminders

Setting Guide
First shift reminders, Shift change reminders, Shift cancellation reminders, Post-shift check-ins Scheduled messages

Self-serve & relay

Setting Guide
Client-Caregiver call relay system, relay time window Relay system

AI & insights

Setting Guide
After Action Reports (daily / weekly) After Action Reports
Track contact-intelligence profiles Contact intelligence
Append a signature to CareQB AI Messages Working with AI

Messaging

Setting Guide
Master Message Templates Message templates

Integrations & billing

Setting Guide
ERP Refresh Schedule Scheduling software
Connect Slack Slack
Billing: plan, payment method, invoices, invoice email Contact CareQB for plan changes