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Automated Care Intake

Automatically create care requests from website forms and Planning Center submissions.

“Automate and track Pastoral care”

— What churches tell us they need

How it works in CareNote

CareNote can automatically create care requests when someone submits a form in Planning Center. No manual data entry needed—requests flow in and get routed to the right team.

Setting up PCO Form automation

1

Connect Planning Center

Make sure your PCO account is connected in Team Settings

2

Navigate to PCO Forms

Go to Admin → PCO Forms. Your forms sync automatically from Planning Center.

3

Configure automation rules

Select a form and set up automation: choose the category, default assignee or group, and field mappings.

4

Form submissions create care requests

When someone submits the form in PCO, a care request is automatically created in CareNote

5

Team gets notified

Assignees receive email/SMS notifications about the new care request

Other intake methods

Email-to-CareRequest

Forward emails to a special CareNote address to automatically create care requests from email content.

SMS intake

Text messages to your CareNote number can create care requests automatically.

Webhook integration

Connect other form tools via webhooks to create care requests from any source.

What you get

  • Automatic care request creation from PCO forms
  • Email-to-CareRequest forwarding
  • SMS intake for care requests
  • Automatic routing to the right team
  • Zero manual data entry

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