Free check-in call programs, state by state

Many counties, sheriff's offices and Area Agencies on Aging phone older residents who live alone, at no cost. These pages list the programs we could confirm on an official page or a 211 listing, with the day we read it. A state that is missing here is a state we could not confirm yet, not one where nothing exists.

Programs change their hours, their rules and sometimes stop. Ring the number on the program's own page before you count on it.

• Alabama

  Call Reassurance Program

• Arizona

  RUOK Program, "Are You Ok?" Program, CCSO ConfirmOk

• California

  You Are Not Alone (YANA), Y.A.N.A. (You Are Not Alone), You Are Not Alone (YANA), Eskaton Telephone Reassurance

• Connecticut

  Are You OK?, Are You Okay? Program, Are You OK?, RUOK Telephone Reassurance Program

• Delaware

  Senior Roll Call Lifeline

• Florida

  SafetyNet, Senior Watch Program, HCSO CARE LINE

• Georgia

  Guardian Call, RUOK - Are You Okay?, RUOK

• Illinois

  R.U.O.K. Personal Wellness Check, Community Care (formerly Guardian)

• Louisiana

  Are You OK? Program, ARE YOU OK? Telephone Service

• Maryland

  Senior Call Check and Social Connections, Telephone Reassurance

• Massachusetts

  Are You Ok? Program, Are You Ok?

• Michigan

  Confirm OK Program, Phone Pal

• New Jersey

  Wellness Check Program

• New York

  RUOK: Are You OK, Helpline

• North Carolina

  Senior Well Check Program, Are You OK? Service

• Pennsylvania

  Telephone Reassurance, ARE YOU O.K.? Telephone Calling System

• Tennessee

  Citizens' Assurance Program (CAP)

• Texas

  You Are Not Alone (YANA), Are You Okay? Program for Seniors 65+, Are You OK Program

• Virginia

  ConfirmOK, Telephone Reassurance

• Washington

  Telephone Reassurance Program, R.U.O.K.

If none of these covers her town

• Eldercare Locator, a free federal service: 1-800-677-1116, or eldercare.acl.gov. It connects you to the Area Agency on Aging for her county. Ask for "telephone reassurance" by name.
• 211 from a phone in her area. It lists local services, call programs included.
• The sheriff's office or police department for her town, on the non-emergency line. Some run a daily call for older residents and only mention it when asked.