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Case Study · Recovery Housing

From generic SaaS to software that fits how sober living actually runs.

Anchor Recovery replaced a one-size-fits-all app with custom mobile-first operations software — cutting weekly workflow time by 7.5 hours and eliminating $1,980 a year in subscription fees.

Anchor Recovery Recovery Housing 15 daily users Live
7.5 hrs
Saved / Week
$1,980
Annual Fees Killed
15
Daily Users
100%
Custom Workflow
The Problem

The old platform was built for the average operation. But no one runs an average operation.

Anchor was running on a general-purpose sober living SaaS platform. Every workflow required manual data entry. Drug screens had to be logged one by one on a desktop — impossible to do quickly during house meetings. Reporting was thin. Payment tracking was worse. And residents themselves had zero visibility into their own attendance or account balances.

Before Cornerstone

  • Generic SaaS with no customization
  • Web-only — useless during house meetings
  • Manual entry for every drug screen
  • Weak analytics on payments and revenue
  • No client-side — residents flew blind
  • Only tracked meeting attendance
  • $165/month in subscription fees

After Cornerstone

  • Custom platform built around Anchor's workflow
  • Mobile-first — works in the field
  • Bulk drug screen entry during meetings
  • Full revenue & collection visibility
  • Client-side app for residents
  • Meeting, payment, and behavioral tracking
  • Owned software, no recurring SaaS fees
What We Shipped

Six core capabilities designed around how Anchor actually operates.

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AI-Powered Payment Processing

Automated invoicing, receipt tracking, and outstanding balance visibility — no more manual reconciliation.

Bulk Drug Screen Entry

Log an entire house's screens in seconds during meetings — the single biggest bottleneck, eliminated.

Client-Side Resident App

Residents log meetings, see their payment history, outstanding balances, and attendance in real time.

AA & Spiritual Resources

Program tools built directly into the resident app — the recovery journey stays inside the platform.

Push Notifications

Automated reminders for payment due dates, missed meetings, and attendance performance drops.

Mobile-First Architecture

Every function usable during house meetings, walk-throughs, and field visits. Not an afterthought.

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Before, we had a tool built for the average sober living operation — but no one runs an average operation. Now we have software that actually fits our workflow. Bulk drug screen entry alone eliminated the biggest bottleneck we had during house meetings.

Rob Szapor
Owner-Operator, Anchor Recovery
The Impact

Better economics. Better operations. Better resident experience.

Time: 5 to 10 hours per week reclaimed for admins — roughly 390 hours a year that used to go into manual data entry and cross-tool reconciliation.

Money: $1,980 per year in SaaS subscription fees eliminated. Anchor now owns the platform outright.

Visibility: Real-time insight into revenue, payment history, meeting attendance, and collections — data Anchor's leadership never had before.

Resident experience: For the first time, residents have a direct view into their own accountability. Attendance, payments, spiritual resources — all in one place, on the device they actually carry.

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