Overview

A basic Power User keyword search consists of entering a keyword (or words), selecting the type of match you want, selecting the fields you want to search in, selecting a geographic target, and selecting a target group.

Keyword(s)

Enter a single word or multiple words. The more words you enter, the narrower the search filter will be.

Match

You can select from the following options:

All of the Words

All of the words you enter in the Keyword(s) text box will be used in the search. For example, if your keywords are home health care your search results will include records that contain home, health, and care.

All of the words - Include forms of the words is checked

All of the words you enter in the Keyword(s) text box will be used in the search AND the search engine will include forms of your keyword(s). For example, if your keywords are substance abuse your search results will include records that contain substance AND abuse, substances AND abuser, etc.

Any of the words

Any of the words you enter in the Keyword(s) text box will be used in the search. For example, if your keywords are home health care your search results will include records that contain home OR health OR care.

Any of the words - Include forms of the words is checked

Any of the words you enter in the Keyword(s) text box will be used in the search AND the search engine will include forms of your keywords. For example, if your keywords are substance abuse your search results will include records that contain substance OR abuse OR substances OR abuser, etc.

Exact phrase

The exact phrase you enter in the Keyword(s) text box will be used in the search. For example, if your keywords are disabled veteran your search results will include records that contain disabled veteran but not veteran disabled and not just disabled and not just veteran.

Search in the Following Fields

Choose from any of the options in the list of fields to search in. "All fields in this list" will search within all of the following: Provider Name, Service Name, Service Description, Service Features, and Taxonomy Terms.

Enter a Location

Choose one of the geographic options to narrow your search further. The geographic options are based on the area served by the services, not by their physical location. See the "Limit Your Search Geographically" help topic for more details.

Select a Target Group

Select from one of the target groups to narrow your results further - or use the "Everyone" default target group.

Overview

The advanced keyword search allows you to build a compound keyword search with up to 3 sets of conditions. You have a choice of using the "And", "Or" or "But Not" boolean operators in the compound conditions. For example, you could construct the following compound search: exact phrase adult day care in the Service Name field OR all of the words respite care in the Taxonomy Term BUT NOT exact phrase private pay in the Service Features field.

Match

You can select from the following options:

All of the Words

All of the words you enter in the Keyword(s) text box will be used in the search. For example, if your keywords are home health care your search results will include records that contain home, health, and care.

All of the words - Include forms of the words is checked

All of the words you enter in the Keyword(s) text box will be used in the search AND the search engine will include forms of your keyword(s). For example, if your keywords are substance abuse your search results will include records that contain substance AND abuse, substances AND abuser, etc.

Any of the words

Any of the words you enter in the Keyword(s) text box will be used in the search. For example, if your keywords are home health care your search results will include records that contain home OR health OR care.

Any of the words - Include forms of the words is checked

Any of the words you enter in the Keyword(s) text box will be used in the search AND the search engine will include forms of your keywords. For example, if your keywords are substance abuse your search results will include records that contain substance OR abuse OR substances OR abuser, etc.

Exact phrase

The exact phrase you enter in the Keyword(s) text box will be used in the search. For example, if your keywords are disabled veteran your search results will include records that contain disabled veteran but not veteran disabled and not just disabled and not just veteran.

Search in the Following Fields

Choose from any of the options in the list of fields to search in. "All fields in this list" will search within all of the following: Provider Name, Service Name, Service Description, Service Features, and Taxonomy Terms.

Enter a Location

Choose one of the geographic options to narrow your search further. The geographic options are based on the area served by the services, not by their physical location. See the "Limit Your Search Geographically" help topic for more details.

Select a Target Group

Select from one of the target groups to narrow your results further - or use the "Everyone" default target group.