An OKEachDay Alternative Without the Hardware
Alertacall's OKEachDay proved that daily contact keeps people safer at home. AssureOkay delivers the same daily reassurance without a dedicated device: check-ins by app, text message, or automated call on the phone each person already owns, with your own staff and family in the alert loop.
How the Two Approaches Differ
Both services exist to answer the same daily question: is this person okay? The difference is what has to be installed, who makes the contact, and who gets told when something's wrong.
| OKEachDay (Alertacall) | AssureOkay | |
|---|---|---|
| Equipment | A dedicated touchscreen device supplied for the home | None. Runs on the person's own phone: smartphone, basic mobile, or landline for calls |
| The daily check-in | Press the button on the device; no press triggers a follow-up call from Alertacall's team | One tap in the app, a reply to a text, or answering an automated call, wherever the person is |
| Away from home | The device stays in the property | Check-ins follow the person: holidays, hospital visits, family stays |
| Who gets alerted | Alertacall's contact team follows up, then escalates per your procedure | Your designated staff and the person's own family contacts, directly, by email, SMS, and push |
| Staff visibility | Reporting for housing providers via Housing Proactive | A live dashboard: who checked in today, who needs attention, per-person history |
| Extras | Human contact calls, tenancy messaging for housing providers | SOS button, location sharing on alerts, wellness responses, pet care details, streaks that make the habit stick |
| Cost structure | Service contract including hardware provision | Per-person monthly subscription, volume pricing on invoice for organisations; no hardware line at all |
Where OKEachDay may still be the right choice
Fair is fair: Alertacall pioneered daily contact for housing, and their model includes a human contact team making outbound calls, which some providers specifically want to outsource. If your requirement is a supplied device with a big physical button and a third-party team handling every follow-up call, OKEachDay is built for exactly that.
AssureOkay is the better fit when you don't want hardware in the property, when residents are away from home as often as they're in it, when you want your own staff and residents' families alerted directly rather than through an intermediary, or when the budget needs daily contact at software prices rather than hardware-and-service prices.
Built for the Same Buyers
Housing Providers
Daily contact across sheltered and supported housing schemes, with a live dashboard for housing officers and no per-property installation project. See AssureOkay for housing providers.
Charities
Daily reassurance for housebound clients between volunteer visits, including pet care details for clients whose animals depend on them being okay.
Families
You don't need to be an organisation. If you're comparing OKEachDay for one parent or relative, you can set up AssureOkay yourself in a few minutes, with you as the contact who's alerted.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can we switch a whole scheme from OKEachDay to AssureOkay?
Yes. We onboard rosters in bulk: you provide names and phone numbers, residents get a simple invitation, and check-in schedules are set from a template you approve. Most residents' first check-in is a reply to a text, so there's nothing to teach and nothing to uninstall except the old device.
OKEachDay includes human contact. What replaces that?
The daily contact itself is automated (a warm AI phone call, a text, or an app check-in), and the human layer is your own team: when someone doesn't respond, your staff are alerted and follow your procedure. If part of the value you buy today is outsourced conversation and companionship calls, that's a genuine difference; AssureOkay automates reassurance and routes the human attention to the people who need it that day.
Do residents need smartphones?
No. Replying to a text or answering an automated phone call is a complete check-in, so a basic mobile is enough. Residents with smartphones also get the app, SOS button, and smartwatch check-ins.
Is AssureOkay a telecare or alarm service?
No. Like OKEachDay, AssureOkay is a daily contact service rather than a monitored alarm: alerts go to your staff and the resident's chosen contacts, not to an alarm receiving centre. Residents whose assessed needs require monitored pendants or falls sensors should have them alongside.
What does it cost compared to OKEachDay?
Alertacall prices by quotation, so compare like for like on your own numbers. AssureOkay is a per-person monthly subscription with volume pricing and no hardware, installation, or maintenance component, which is typically the decisive line in the comparison. Ask for a quote with your resident count.
Daily Contact, No Devices to Deploy
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