When you break down automated time and attendance it’s really just a way to take analog information and make it digital so you can smoothly transfer the data and easily apply it to other processes.  Where it can often get more complicated is when the analysis of the information is applied to a business context [...]

At least as of late, Madison, WI has been experiencing some unseasonably warm, sunny and Spring-like weather even though it’s unusually premature for the middle of March. However, the extra vitamin D from the sun’s warm rays is a welcomed change of pace from our typical overcast chilly norm for this time of year. So [...]

In a recent article, Hill Briefing Highlights Importance of Direct Care Workers, the importance of direct care workers was addressed.  A few programs were highlighted, one of which was a program for aging veterans in which teh program helps reduce hospital admissions, decrease the number of days patients are admitted to a hospital and reduced the [...]

In the long-term care industry, I don’t know too many folks who worry about their time and attendance system until it reaches critical mass – when it’s broken, not performing appropriately, or if it’s a manual process, when some major snafu has forced their hand and it’s time to finally automate the process of collecting and calculating [...]

In my last post, How workforce management can help you win the coming jobs war, I wrote about how a workforce management software can help create efficient processes that can contribute to a good job, as described in Jim Clifton’s book, The Coming Jobs War. Today, I want to go a bit further with that idea highlighting [...]

If you’ve read The Coming Jobs War, by Jim Clifton, you know that what everyone in the world is currently interested in is a good job. Here’s a quick quote from the book: “Humans used to desire love, money, food, shelter, safety, peace, and freedom more than anything else. The last 30 years have changed us. [...]

Recently, I read Investing In Workforce Management Tech Is Not Just Smart. You Get An $8 Return Per $1 Invested by Ramon Ray.  The article highlighted a Nucleus Research study that suggested an average company investing in a workforce management system – time and attendance, scheduling, hr, payroll technology solutions creating process workflow efficiencies via automation and data [...]

It’s no secret that raising and managing operating funds is one of the greatest challenges non-profit organizations face. However, squandering the funds and resources a non-profit does have due to inefficient processes is almost worse, in my opinion. If your organization’s workflow processes aren’t efficient you’re never going to squeeze as much productivity dollars out [...]

Balancing your staff assignments with your long term care facility’s census needs is critical in your effort to control labor costs.  The trick is to operate with just the right number of staff to fulfill your daily census needs. Identify staffing requirements for each hour of the day based on daily census data. Review your [...]

LeadingAge, a national long-term care association, recently had an article on their website titled, 10 Aging Services Technologies that Belong in Your Organization.  The article listed 10 technology solutions an aging services organization should be equipped with in our modern times. Here’s the brief version of their list (you can follow the link above to [...]