Set It Up for Your Parent in 5 Minutes
Your parent never touches a website or an app, and there's no password to remember. You do the setup and pay; they just reply YES to one text, then reply to a daily message. Miss a check-in and you're alerted right away.
3-day free trial · From $4.99/month · Works on any phone, no smartphone needed
You Can't Call Every Morning. You Shouldn't Have To.
Most parents want to stay in their own home, and most can, safely, well into their 80s and 90s. The worry isn't independence. It's the gap between "something happened" and "someone noticed". AssureOkay closes that gap with one quiet daily check-in, and you never have to nag or wonder.
How You Set It Up
You handle everything from your own phone or computer. Your parent's part is answering a daily message.
You configure it
Enter your parent's name and phone number, pick a check-in time that fits their morning, and choose how they check in: a reply to a text, an answer to an automated call, or one tap in the app. Add yourself and any siblings as the people to alert.
You pay
The subscription sits on your account, not theirs. There's nothing for your parent to sign up for, no card to enter, no bill to manage. From $4.99 a month, with a 3-day free trial and cancel anytime.
They reply YES
We text your parent to get started. They reply YES once to activate, then each day they simply reply to a friendly message to say they're okay. No app, no login, about ten seconds a day.
What Happens If They Miss a Check-In
AssureOkay never panics at minute one. Your parent gets every reasonable chance to check in before anyone is bothered.
A gentle reminder
At the scheduled time, your parent gets a nudge: a text, a call, or an app notification.
A grace period and backups
More time, plus optional backup methods: a text if they didn't open the app, an automated call if they didn't reply to the text.
Family alerted, all at once
You and every sibling or neighbour you added are notified together by email, SMS, and push, with your parent's address and any notes you left. No phone tag, no "I thought you were checking".
If nobody can reach them
Whoever is closest goes or calls. If nobody can, our free welfare-check guide walks you through asking local police to check on them, step by step.
For Siblings: One System, No More "Who's Calling Mom?"
When the job of checking on a parent is split across a group chat, it quietly becomes nobody's job. AssureOkay gives every sibling the same view and the same alert, so the coordination happens by itself.
Everyone is alerted at once
A missed check-in reaches all of you at the same moment, whatever timezone you're in. No relaying, no delay.
Each sibling sets their own alerts
One of you wants a call, another just an email. Everyone controls how they're notified, without changing anyone else's settings.
See today's status without asking
Check whether Mom has checked in today from your phone, so the "did you hear from her?" texts stop.
More on this in our guide: Who calls Mom first? How siblings coordinate checking on a parent.
You Pay, Not Them
From $4.99 a month. If your parent has no smartphone and will check in by text or automated call, choose Plus at $8.99 a month, which adds text and phone-call check-ins that work on flip phones and landlines.
Questions Adult Children Ask
What if my parent doesn't have a smartphone?
That's the most common question, and it's covered. On the Plus plan, your parent can check in by replying to a text message (works on any basic or flip phone) or by answering an automated phone call (works on landlines). No smartphone, no internet, no app required on their end.
What if they forget or don't reply?
A missed reply isn't an instant alarm. Your parent gets a reminder, a grace period you set, and optional backup methods before anyone is contacted. Only if they still haven't responded are you and your other contacts alerted. Most families use a generous grace period for the first month while the habit settles in.
They're going away. Won't that trigger a false alarm?
No. You can pause the check-ins any time from your account, for a holiday, a hospital stay, or a visit with family, and turn them back on when they're home. The check-ins also follow your parent wherever they are, so a trip doesn't have to mean pausing at all.
Will my parent feel like they're being monitored?
Most don't, because it isn't monitoring. There's no tracking and no one watching them. It's one small "I'm okay" a day that they control. Framed as "I just want to know you're alright, so I don't have to call every morning", most parents are glad to do it.
Can my siblings and I all get the alerts?
Yes. Add up to five contacts. Everyone is alerted at the same time if a check-in is missed, and each person chooses how they want to hear about it. See the For Siblings section above.
Related Pages
- → Daily check-in app for seniors, how the daily check-in works from your parent's side.
- → SMS check-ins, the no-smartphone way to check in by text.
- → Safety app for elderly living alone, the broader picture for an elderly parent at home.
- → OKEachDay alternative, if you're comparing daily-contact services.
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