Is There a Phone Service That Calls You to Remind You to Take Medication?

Yes. A landline is the easiest phone of all for this. Sarah calls it like anyone else would. Nothing to charge, nothing to learn, and it's usually in the same spot as the pills.

Yes, any mobile phone, smart or not. We recommend saving our number, (814) 813-4755, under the name "Sarah" so the call shows a name instead of a number. Some older people don't answer numbers they don't know.

(814) 813-4755. It's the same number every time, so it can be saved and recognised. If the person has a call-blocking service, add this number to their allowed list.

For most older people, yes. A text can sit unread all day. A call rings, gets answered, and gets an answer back. And a call can tell you whether anyone picked up, which a text never can.

Tell us. Sarah speaks slowly and clearly by default, and we can slow her down further and have her repeat herself more readily. For people who can't use a phone at all, this isn't the right service, and we'll say so.

Sarah is our automated caller. She has a warm, natural voice and holds a real conversation: hello, how are you, have you taken your medication yet today. She is not a person, and if asked she says so kindly, adding that she calls every day to check in. Many people come to look forward to her.

No. There is no menu. She answers the phone and talks, the way she would with anyone.

Sarah asks again, more simply. If she still can't be understood, Sarah says: "If it's easier, just say yes if you've taken them, or no if you haven't." She never rushes and never sounds annoyed.

Never. Sarah doesn't have the medication list and won't name medicines or doses. If asked, she says to check the bottle or call the doctor or pharmacist who wrote the prescription. If you give us that number at sign-up, she can read it out, slowly, in three groups.

Sarah says, "Okay. This is your reminder to take it now, the way your doctor prescribed," wishes her a good morning, and says goodbye. She doesn't wait on the line and doesn't ask for a promise. She takes her word.

Usually under a minute. If your mom wants to chat, Sarah is kind for an exchange or two, then brings it back to the medication and closes.

It can confirm that a call was placed, whether a real person answered, and what that person said about their medication. It cannot confirm that a pill was actually taken, and it cannot confirm who answered beyond what they say. Our records say "said she took it", never "medication taken".

We hear this a lot. Sarah takes her word for it, the same as you would, and writes down what she said and when. If the answers start to sound uncertain, that's your cue to check in, and it's worth telling her doctor. A pharmacy blister pack alongside the calls makes "did I already take it?" easier to answer.

No. An alert means she didn't answer two reminder calls. She may have taken it and been in the garden. We tell you what we heard, and we never guess.

$12.99 a month for one reminder call a day, $19.99 for two calls a day, $26.99 for three. Pay monthly, or up front for 60 days, 6 months (10% off) or 12 months (two months free). Everything is included in every plan. See pricing.

On the first day of reminder calls, after Sarah's hello call. Not when you fill in the form.

Call or email us. The calls stop the same day, or at the end of the period you've paid for if you prefer. No cancellation fee.

Yes. Tell us the dates. A paused month isn't charged.

Yes. Each person is their own plan. Tell us at sign-up and the second person's first month is on us.

Not yet. During our first months your account is managed by us personally, by phone or email, usually the same day. See sign in.