ArrivSure vs Accushield

Why care operators choose ArrivSure over Accushield

One published price with every feature included. Standard iPads or a kiosk we manage. PBJ hours for every provider, a heads-up when surveyors walk in, and an Emergency Hub watching the weather around every building. Month to month, and you can start today.

Price
ArrivSure: $249/location/month, publishedAccushield: Quote-only, scaled by resident units[1]
Kiosk hardware
ArrivSure: Your iPads or a Managed KioskAccushield: Its own tablet, bought on a sales order[2][3]
PBJ hours
ArrivSure: Every provider, with XML exportAccushield: Contract and agency staff[4]
Why operators switch

Five reasons senior living operators switch

A price you can see, with everything in it

ArrivSure is $249 per location per month, and every feature is included: check-in, credentials, PBJ, reviews, deliveries, events, assessments, the Emergency Hub, the Companion app, and AI. There are no modules to scope and no per-user fees. Accushield doesn’t publish prices. Its pricing page says quotes scale with resident units, the services and features you choose, integrations, and support.

Source: [1]

Standard iPads, or a kiosk we manage for you

Run ArrivSure on iPads you already own, in landscape or portrait. Or choose a Managed Kiosk with the iPad, secure stand, Brother badge printer, remote management, and replacement of covered failures, from $299 per location per month. Accushield ships its own tablet, bought on a sales order, and its features page advises against iPads.

Source: [2][3]

PBJ hours for every provider, not only agency staff

Accushield’s skilled nursing page scopes its PBJ reporting to contract workers and agency providers. In ArrivSure, every provider visit, including agency staff, therapists, and physicians, becomes a draft PBJ entry with a CMS job code and NPI. Providers sign off at the kiosk or by a one-time link, pre-export checks catch gaps, and you export PBJ XML for iQIES.

Source: [4]

Ready when surveyors arrive, and when the weather turns

When a visitor checks in for a “State survey,” your administrator and DON get a push, text, or email, and one tap sends a Surveyors On-Site alert to the team. The Emergency Hub checks National Weather Service, hurricane, wildfire, smoke, and air-quality feeds near each building every 5 to 15 minutes, then runs the incident with playbooks, roll call by text, and an after-action report.

Month to month. Start today.

Software Only is month to month, with no term to wait out. Set ArrivSure up yourself today at arrivsure.com/setup, or book a demo and we’ll map your visitor types, documents, and badge with you. Accushield’s agreements run for the term on the sales order and renew automatically unless you give notice, 60 days by default.

Source: [3]

Included with every ArrivSure plan

Built in at ArrivSure. Not on Accushield’s published pages.

We checked Accushield’s public site on September 29, 2026. If any of these exist and aren’t published, tell us and we’ll update this page.

  • Survey-day alerts

    Add “State survey” as a visit purpose and an alert rule, and your administrator and DON know by push, text, or email the moment surveyors check in. One tap sends a “Surveyors On-Site” alert by email and text, from the web or the Companion app.

    How it works
  • Hazard watch around every building

    The Emergency Hub checks National Weather Service, National Hurricane Center, NIFC wildfire, NOAA smoke, AirNow, river gauge, lightning, and FEMA feeds every 5 to 15 minutes near each building, and tells your managers what’s close and what to do for residents.

    How it works
  • Incident playbooks and after-action reports

    Open an incident from a playbook built around the CMS emergency preparedness rule. Staff reply by text to say they’re safe or need help, and every alert and reply lands in a printable after-action timeline. You also hear about it when every kiosk at a building goes offline.

    How it works
  • Companion, an iPhone app for your managers

    Who’s on site, push alerts for VIP, watch-list, and banned visitors, and lock-screen actions to check someone out, approve a pre-registration, or reply to a message. It adds team messaging encrypted at rest, widgets, and a Face ID lock.

    How it works
  • An AI assistant that knows your building

    Ask ArrivSure who’s on site, how visits trended, or what families said, and it answers from your own data. It also writes a Monday briefing, digests survey comments, and flags the urgent ones. Turn it on for your organization and switch it off anytime.

    How it works
  • Apple and Google Wallet passes

    Regular visitors add a pass to their phone’s wallet and scan its QR code at the kiosk. There’s no app to download.

    How it works
  • Assessments and rounds

    Run daily, weekly, or admission-based rounds from templates, including a State Survey Readiness checklist, so the building is ready before anyone knocks.

    How it works
  • Staff recognition from families

    Families thank a team member at the kiosk or in the Visitor Portal. You approve it, the employee is notified, and it goes up on your recognition wall.

    How it works
Side by side

Where the two differ

Both do:Badge printingWatch lists and banned-visitor alertsDriver’s license scanScreening questions and policy formsRequired documents at the doorResident sign-out and overdue alertsEvacuation listsGroup text and email messagesGoogle review requestsVisitor surveys with staff follow-upPackage notificationsEvent sign-inGroup sign-inMulti-location dashboard
Differences between ArrivSure and Accushield
FeatureArrivSureAccushield
Price and contract
Published price$249/location/month, on our pricing pageQuote-only, scaled by resident units, features, integrations, and support[1]
What the price includesEvery feature, one planScoped per quote to the services and features you choose[1]
ContractMonth to month (Software Only)Term set on the sales order; renews automatically unless you give notice (60 days by default)[3]
Getting startedSet it up yourself today, or book a demoDemo, or a 30-day trial with dedicated onboarding[9]
Free trial with no cardNo. Software Only is month to month instead30 days, full-featured[9]
Kiosk hardware
Check-in deviceStandard iPad you own (iPadOS 26+), landscape or portraitIts own custom tablet; its features page advises against iPads[2][10]
How you get a kioskUse your iPads, or a Managed Kiosk subscription with iPad, stand, Brother printer, and remote managementBought on the sales order; yours once paid in full[3]
Compliance and emergencies
PBJ hoursEvery provider visit, with sign-off, pre-export checks, and PBJ XML for iQIESPBJ and NHSN reporting for contract workers and agency providers[4]
Exclusion screeningMonthly OIG check, NPI matched against NPPES, SAM.gov where enabledOIG exclusion verification within Verify[7]
Who pays for vendor credentialingIncluded in your planVendors or their employers may pay Accushield a monthly fee, unless the community covers it[3]
Mass alertsEmail, text, and Companion push, with templates for lockdown, severe weather, elopement, and Surveyors On-SiteConnect Messaging by text and email[11][5]
Families and feedback
Google review invitationsThe same invitation to every visitor after checkout, whatever their rating; low scores also alert a managerKiosk prompt at sign-out; can route by satisfaction to a review, a survey, or staff follow-up[6][2]
Forms before the visitVisitor Portal in any phone browser, no downloadAccushield Mobile app[2]
Kiosk languages12, including Spanish, Haitian Creole, Vietnamese, Chinese, and RussianEnglish, French, or Spanish[10]
Where Accushield goes further
Credential verification as a serviceYour team reviews, with AI pre-fill and automatic OIG checksVerify: Accushield validates caregiver and vendor credentials, with a Verified Alliance provider network[7]
EHR, HR, and payroll integrationsNot today; import staff and residents from a CSVPointClickCare, MatrixCare, Yardi, ADP, UKG, and more[8]
Single sign-onGoogle, Okta, and Azure AD[8]
Price and contract
Published price
ArrivSure$249/location/month, on our pricing pageAccushieldQuote-only, scaled by resident units, features, integrations, and support[1]
What the price includes
ArrivSureEvery feature, one planAccushieldScoped per quote to the services and features you choose[1]
Contract
ArrivSureMonth to month (Software Only)AccushieldTerm set on the sales order; renews automatically unless you give notice (60 days by default)[3]
Getting started
ArrivSureSet it up yourself today, or book a demoAccushieldDemo, or a 30-day trial with dedicated onboarding[9]
Free trial with no card
ArrivSureNo. Software Only is month to month insteadAccushield30 days, full-featured[9]
Kiosk hardware
Check-in device
ArrivSureStandard iPad you own (iPadOS 26+), landscape or portraitAccushieldIts own custom tablet; its features page advises against iPads[2][10]
How you get a kiosk
ArrivSureUse your iPads, or a Managed Kiosk subscription with iPad, stand, Brother printer, and remote managementAccushieldBought on the sales order; yours once paid in full[3]
Compliance and emergencies
PBJ hours
ArrivSureEvery provider visit, with sign-off, pre-export checks, and PBJ XML for iQIESAccushieldPBJ and NHSN reporting for contract workers and agency providers[4]
Exclusion screening
ArrivSureMonthly OIG check, NPI matched against NPPES, SAM.gov where enabledAccushieldOIG exclusion verification within Verify[7]
Who pays for vendor credentialing
ArrivSureIncluded in your planAccushieldVendors or their employers may pay Accushield a monthly fee, unless the community covers it[3]
Mass alerts
ArrivSureEmail, text, and Companion push, with templates for lockdown, severe weather, elopement, and Surveyors On-SiteAccushieldConnect Messaging by text and email[11][5]
Families and feedback
Google review invitations
ArrivSureThe same invitation to every visitor after checkout, whatever their rating; low scores also alert a managerAccushieldKiosk prompt at sign-out; can route by satisfaction to a review, a survey, or staff follow-up[6][2]
Forms before the visit
ArrivSureVisitor Portal in any phone browser, no downloadAccushieldAccushield Mobile app[2]
Kiosk languages
ArrivSure12, including Spanish, Haitian Creole, Vietnamese, Chinese, and RussianAccushieldEnglish, French, or Spanish[10]
Where Accushield goes further
Credential verification as a service
ArrivSureYour team reviews, with AI pre-fill and automatic OIG checksAccushieldVerify: Accushield validates caregiver and vendor credentials, with a Verified Alliance provider network[7]
EHR, HR, and payroll integrations
ArrivSureNot today; import staff and residents from a CSVAccushieldPointClickCare, MatrixCare, Yardi, ADP, UKG, and more[8]
Single sign-on
ArrivSureAccushieldGoogle, Okta, and Azure AD[8]

Checked against Accushield’s public pages on September 29, 2026. Sources are numbered below. Trademarks belong to their owners. See something out of date? Tell us.

Avante Group

Avante Group runs ArrivSure across its Florida care communities.

Read the customer story
10
Avante Group locations live in Florida
737
Check-ins in 30 days at one building
96%
Of those check-ins came from returning visitors
Minutes
Monthly provider-hour review now takes minutes, not hours

Check-in figures: Avante at Inverness, 30 days. Location count as of September 2026. Review time reported by Avante.

Pricing

What it costs, side by side

ArrivSure
$249/location/month

Every feature included, on iPads you own. Month to month. Or a Managed Kiosk with the iPad, stand, Brother printer, and remote management from $299/location/month on 36 months.

See pricing
Accushield
Quote-only

Accushield doesn’t publish prices. Its pricing page says quotes scale with the number of resident units, the services and features you choose, integrations, and onboarding and support. Kiosk hardware is bought on the sales order, and agreements renew automatically unless you give notice, 60 days by default.[1][3]

Switching

Moving from Accushield is simple

  1. 1

    Start before your renewal date

    Software Only is month to month. Check your Accushield sales order for its term and notice period, then run ArrivSure alongside it for a week.

  2. 2

    We map your setup

    Send us your visitor types, screening questions, policy documents, and badge layout. We set them up in ArrivSure with you.

  3. 3

    Bring staff, residents, and providers

    Import staff and residents from a CSV. Vendors and providers upload their credentials in the Visitor Portal before their next visit.

  4. 4

    Your iPads or ours

    Use iPads you already own, or a Managed Kiosk that arrives configured, locked down, and ready.

When Accushield may fit better

  • You want Accushield’s team to verify caregiver and vendor credentials for you, backed by its Verified Alliance provider network.[7]
  • You need a live EHR, HR, or payroll integration, or single sign-on, today.[8]
  • You want staff to clock in at the same kiosk, so staff appear on the evacuation list alongside residents and visitors.[5][2]
  • You’d like a free 30-day trial without a card.[9]
FAQ

Common questions

Is ArrivSure a good Accushield alternative?

Yes. ArrivSure is built for senior living and skilled nursing operators who want a published price with every feature included, standard iPads or a managed kiosk, PBJ hours for every provider, survey-day alerts, and an Emergency Hub, all month to month. You can set it up yourself today at arrivsure.com/setup, or book a 20-minute demo.

What does Accushield cost compared with ArrivSure?

Accushield doesn’t publish prices; its pricing page says quotes scale with resident units, features, integrations, and support. ArrivSure is $249 per location per month with every feature, on iPads you own. A Managed Kiosk with the iPad, stand, Brother printer, and remote management starts at $299 per location per month on a 36-month agreement.

Can ArrivSure credential vendors and home health providers?

Yes. ArrivSure tracks 16 healthcare and vendor credential types. Providers upload documents in the Visitor Portal, AI pre-fills the details when enabled, and your team approves them. ArrivSure checks the OIG exclusion list monthly, matches NPIs against NPPES, and checks SAM.gov where enabled. At the kiosk, you choose Off, Warn, or Block for missing credentials. If you want an outside team to do the verifying for you, Accushield Verify offers that.

How does ArrivSure handle PBJ?

Every provider visit, whether agency staff, therapists, or physicians, becomes a draft PBJ work entry with a CMS job code, NPI, and pay type. Providers sign off at the kiosk, through a one-time text or email link, or in the Visitor Portal. Pre-export checks flag missing sign-offs, missing IDs, and entries over 22.5 hours, and you export PBJ XML for iQIES.

Does ArrivSure integrate with PointClickCare, Yardi, or MatrixCare?

Not today. ArrivSure’s check-in, PBJ, credentials, and feedback run without an EHR connection, and you can import staff and residents from a CSV. If a live integration is a hard requirement, tell us on the demo and we’ll give you a straight answer.

How do Google review requests differ?

Accushield prompts visitors on the kiosk as they sign out and can route them by satisfaction to a review, a survey, or staff follow-up. ArrivSure asks about the visit privately at the kiosk, then sends every visitor the same review invitation by email or opt-in text after checkout, whatever their rating. Low scores go to the right manager so you can follow up.

Can we switch before our Accushield agreement ends?

Yes. ArrivSure Software Only is month to month, so you can start before your renewal date and run both side by side. Accushield’s terms say agreements renew automatically unless you give notice, 60 days by default, so check your sales order for your term and notice period.

See ArrivSure next to Accushield

Bring your visitor types, documents, and badge layout. In 20 minutes we’ll show you how ArrivSure handles your front desk.