Living alone is fine. Going unnoticed isn't.
Plenty of people live alone and like it that way. The worry, yours and your family's, is about the one bad day: a fall, a sudden illness, a day when you can't get to the phone. When nobody expects to hear from you, hours or days can go by before anyone notices.
A daily check-in fixes the "nobody would notice" part. If you answer, nothing happens. If you don't, the people you picked get a calm message asking them to check on you.
Made to be easy
No app, no gadget
Check-ins arrive by email or text message. You don't need to install anything or wear anything.
One tap or one word
Tap the "I'm OK" button, or reply YES to the text. It takes about two seconds.
Your schedule
Pick the days and the time of day. Going away? Turn on vacation pause and nothing is sent.
Your people, your order
Choose up to five contacts and the order they're alerted in. They only hear from us if you miss a check-in.
What happens if you miss one
Nothing dramatic. If you don't answer within the grace period you set (anywhere from 15 minutes to 2 hours), we send another check-in. After the number of misses you chose, one, two, or three, we start alerting your contacts one at a time. Schedules are set so those alerts start the same day, before 8:00 PM.
If you were just out in the garden, answer the next check-in, and that's the end of it.
Is it right for you?
CheckUpOnMe is a safety net, not an emergency service. It won't call 911 or send an ambulance. If you need help the moment something happens, for example because of a high fall risk, a medical alert pendant is the better fit, and some people use both. Compare the two.