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CHECK-IN CALLS FOR SENIORS & PEOPLE LIVING ALONE

Being alone and isolated is one of the greatest fears of older adults. The Wellness & Security Check service utilizes the Sheriff Alert System and the Sheriff Alert Team to make regular contact with Senior Citizens or participants by phone and allows older adults to have comfort and security in the knowledge that someone is checking in on them on a regular basis. Seniors/Participants who sign up for the program will get a call to check on them at a time and frequency mutually agreed upon. If contact is not made after 4 attempts and the emergency contact cannot be reached, the Sheriff Alert Team will coordinate with local Law Enforcement to perform a welfare check.
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WHAT ARE REASSURANCE CARE CALLS?

Simply put, our care call service is a daily point of contact. Whether our call is live or automated, it all accomplishes the same goal – a touchpoint of the day. Perhaps relatives are far away, you live alone, and so on. Whatever the reason, you are NOT alone. We don't wait until someone is worried enough to request a welfare check. Sheriff Alert Care Calls provides regular, proactive contact designed to help families know someone is checking in.
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WHO BENEFITS FROM CARE CALLS?

People of all ages can benefit from a Reassurance Care Call or check-in. This service is used by seniors, disabled individuals, people with chronic health issues, older adults living alone or caring for their partner, people grieving recent loss, younger people working remotely, latchkey kids and more. With nearly unlimited options available, the Sheriff Alert Team can customize the service to meet any need you may have. To sign up, complete the form on our Contact page and a member of the Sheriff Alert Team will help you. 
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COMMUNITY COMMENTS

I love this! This would be a great program to work on!
Getting to help the elderly feel more secure and know someone cares. Love this!
Great job Harlan County Sheriffs Department!

Billie Harris-McGeorge

 
I like this plan of service.

Melinda Cole
This is wonderful.

Brenda Graham
I love this ! This is one of the best services you could offer!
Thank you so much for caring about our County and its people!

Marcella Chadwick
I hope people will share this. It is an excellent resource.

Janet Stephens
Thank you for the great great services for everyone. Good idea!

Joyce Johnson
What a wonderful resource, Harlan County Sheriff's Office!
Thank you Sheriff Chris Brewer and staff.

Tina Caldwell Fox
This is wonderful. Chris has a big heart!

Lavonda Pennington
Thank you for this service.

Becky Coldiron Burgess
This is wonderful!

Argus Melissa Howard Brock
What a great idea!

Chamayne Metcalfe Johnson
I love this so much!

Melissa Irene Wilson
This is great! It was a program like this in Knoxville many years ago that helped us realize that my Mawmaw had had a medical emergency!

Christi Copeland Stapleton
I've called a few times in the past for wellness checks and they've always responded ASAP...this is a good service to offer.

D'lynn Lawson
Thank you for doing this. There are truly people that are totally alone.
Living alone, with no family, close neighbors, or if has family they live far away.

Helen Addington
I'm sure this will be beneficial to all those mentioned and their families.
Thank you
Scott County VA Sheriffs Office for your initiative to help those in our county.

Kay N Bob Blanton
This is absolutely amazing!

Ashley Whiten
This is really good. Glad this is being offered to the community!

June Parsons
More counties should start this program.

Don Crabtree
I love this!

Fonda Webb
This is wonderful!

Nicole Messisco-Amburgey

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