Fountains Retirement Communities Selects A.L. Wizard; A.L. Wizard Automates Resident Appraisal and Resource Planning at 20 Communities.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2003 A.L. Wizard Instructional help in an application or system development environment that guides the user through a series of multiple choice questions to accomplish a task. For the most part, wizards are more effective than the help menus found in most applications, which often border on the atrocious. (TM) Inc. today announced that Fountains Retirement Communities Inc. ("The Fountains"), a leading provider of housing, hospitality and healthcare services for older adults, has selected A.L. Wizard's assisted living as·sist·ed living n. A living arrangement in which people with special needs, especially older people with disabilities, reside in a facility that provides help with everyday tasks such as bathing, dressing, and taking medication. software to implement at all 20 of its locations. A.L. Wizard is easy-to-use software that tracks day-to-day day-to-day adj. 1. Occurring on a routine or daily basis: the day-to-day movements of the stock market. 2. resident care and service. It gives retirement community managers the information they need to allocate To reserve a resource such as memory or disk. See memory allocation. resources and capture costs, leading to better care and more efficient operations. The Fountains, based in Tucson, Ariz., serves more than 6,000 residents at 20 communities in 14 states. The company uses A.L. Wizard in its assisted living and Alzheimer's communities, with plans to incorporate it into its independent retirement centers and skilled nursing communities. "We were looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. something that was less complex and cumbersome cum·ber·some adj. 1. Difficult to handle because of weight or bulk. See Synonyms at heavy. 2. Troublesome or onerous. cum than the typical skilled nursing system," said John Stambaugh, vice president of information technology at The Fountains. "We evaluated several vendors and found that A.L. Wizard was easy to implement, cost effective, and fit well into our existing IT and network infrastructure." A.L. Wizard provided complete set up and performed remote training at each community using The Fountains' dedicated network. A "shadowing" technique was used, in which a trainer can guide the movements of the trainee while providing verbal instruction on the telephone. This technique is an effective training method that saves both time and expense. "Before implementing A.L. Wizard, we had no way of capturing acuity acuity /acu·i·ty/ (ah-ku´i-te) clarity or clearness, especially of vision. a·cu·i·ty n. Sharpness, clearness, and distinctness of perception or vision. levels and true direct service costs. We also needed a consistent tool to do assessment and service plans in all our communities," said Joan Johnson, director of assisted living and dementia dementia (dĭmĕn`shə) [Lat.,=being out of the mind], progressive deterioration of intellectual faculties resulting in apathy, confusion, and stupor. In the 17th cent. care programs. "With A.L. Wizard, we have the information we need to make good care decisions. By automating service plan preparation, our associates are able to spend more time with residents." About The Fountains The Fountains(R), based in Tucson, Ariz., www.thefountains.com, is one of the nation's leading providers of housing, hospitality and healthcare services for older adults. With 20 communities in 14 states, The Fountains employs more than 3,000 and serves more than 6,000. It was named Business of the Year in 1996 by the American Society on Aging, and has earned such national honors as "Best of Seniors' Housing Design" from National Association of Home Builders The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is one of the largest trade associations in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, DC, the association organizes one of the largest conventions in North America, The International Builders' Show, which draws more than in 2001, 2002 and 2003. About A.L. Wizard The new standard in assisted living software, A.L. Wizard is an easy-to-use program that handles the day-to-day operational functions of managing resident care and service. Designed by a nurse and former assisted living administrator, A.L. Wizard precisely identifies the needs and service requirements of each resident while accurately tracking billable costs. For more information, call 888/440-0566 or visit www.alwizard.com. |
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