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TMAM Guardian Angel Homes Gains Real-Time Control over Workforce Management with Time America Solution
Guardian Angel Homes Gains Real-Time Control over Workforce Management with Time America Solution
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.
Time America Inc.
Corrine Kula, 800-561-6366, Ext. 428
corrinek@timeamerica.com
or
KCSA Public Relations
Kristen Massaro, 212-896-1225
kmassaro@kcsa.com
Yin Chang, 212-896-1228
ychang@kcsa.com
Assisted Living Care Provider Protects Against Unwanted Labor Costs with Web-Based System
Guardian Angel Homes, an assisted living community that provides a wide range of care to full-time residents in Washington and Idaho, has gained substantial operational control over its labor management process by implementing a Time America (OTCBB: TMAM) workforce management solution.
In early 2004, Guardian Angel Homes began searching for an automated labor management system that could track real-time data for the amount of labor hours being spent at its facilities. High labor costs were a part of Guardian's business model of providing superior services and the company wanted insight as to how and where labor dollars were being spent in order to proactively modify labor management practices where needed.
Moving from a combination of magnetic card swipes and manual bookkeeping, Guardian Angel Homes chose to implement NETtime(R), a Web-based labor management solution from Time America, to streamline processes such as employee time tracking, auditing and reporting. Using NETtime, Guardian Angel Homes' employees clock in and out on personal computers and have on-demand access to check their status in regard to sick days, overtime and benefit accruals. Management has access to real-time labor information, allowing them to produce valuable productivity reports.
Tyson Frantz, IT operations director, Guardian Angel Homes, explained: "With our former system, it was nearly impossible to pull data on labor hours being spent at the facilities in a timely fashion. We usually had to wait several weeks to reconcile accounting and correct non-budgeted overtime. This led to difficulties with operational effectiveness." With NETtime, the company's managers now address inquiries with the click of a button and no longer need to manually resolve inquiries about paycheck discrepancies against hours worked, sick time or paid vacation logs.
Frantz noted that NETtime has effectively taken a burden off Guardian Angel Homes' management by enabling them to address and correct issues as soon as they occur. "All upper management loves it because they can pull real-time labor reports."
About Guardian Angel Homes
Guardian Angel Homes is an assisted living community that endeavors to provide a "home away from home" that promotes and ensures the quality of life through professional care given by those who respect and love the residents they serve. We create opportunities for a quality financial investment through well-balanced management teams and innovative administration. We strive to construct a public atmosphere in which the community we serve can participate with, add to and enjoy the residents we care about.
About Time America Inc.
Time America Inc. has been providing innovative time and labor management solutions since 1988. By leveraging innovative technology, our family of software and hardware solutions help organizations transform basic labor data into strategic information that improves workforce productivity and the utilization of labor resources. Time America solutions are used by more than 20,000 companies worldwide including ARAMARK Corp., the Texas Legislative Council and the Mesa Air Group. The Deloitte Technology Fast 500 has recognized Time America as one of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in North America for 2004 and 2003. For more information, please visit the Time America Web site at www.timeamerica.com.
NETtime is a registered trademark of Time America Inc. All other names are the property of their respective owners.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain information and comments contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Factors set forth in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004, and subsequently filed Form 10-QSBs, together with other factors that appear in this press release or in the company's other Securities and Exchange Commission filings, could affect the company's actual results and could cause the company's actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of the company, in this press release.
