The use of interactive consumer health information technology would be beneficial in the healthcare environment to monitor the condition of patients , provide quality care, establish treatment goals, and communicate effectively with healthcare. suppliers. However, there are barriers to health information technology use among older adults. According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) website, barriers include physical limitations that lead to an increased need for assistance, computer literacy (63%), and computer anxiety (58%) (“Barriers and Drivers of Health Information Technology Use for the Elderly, the Chronically Ill, and the Underserved,” 2008). This author's goal is to help alleviate some of the previously mentioned barriers to ensure continuity of quality care for older adults. Liberty Village in Princeton is divided into five different rooms. Each hall has a desktop computer in each nurse station. Additionally, there is a laptop on top of each of the medical carts in each lobby. The facility's health information technology is called Matrix Care. On the Matrix Care website, facility resident information is uploaded including Face Sheet, Daily Medicare Charts, Labs, Prescriptions, Progress Notes, Care Plan, Patient Documents. residents such as activity documentation, behavior documentation, consent, consultations, history, and physical examinations. , POA/DNR/living will, resident forms and therapy forms. Additionally, nurses will find what medications and treatments are due during each shift with a green color for the room assigned to them that day. Once the nurse has finished administering her medications and treatments, the green color will no longer be present. Matrix C...... middle of paper ......complaints from families regarding the quality of care received by their loved ones. Physicians also have access to Matrix Care and can enter prescriptions for residents. Most nurses find Matrix Care very convenient for administering medications and treatments. Overall, families rated the facility as well-maintained in health information technology compared to other long-term care facilities such as Colonial Hall and Greenfield in Princeton, LA. 'Illinois. , and poorly served. (2008). AHRQ. Accessed December 5, 2013, from http://www.AHRQ.govBarriers and drivers of health information technology use for older adults, the chronically ill, and the underserved. (2008). NCBI. Accessed December 5, 2013, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK38648/#A289384