Support-O: Check-In & Med List

You use Support-O — but really, you use it for them. Somebody who loves you has already thought about this. They have wondered how long it would be before anyone noticed if something happened, and they have decided not to say so, because saying it out loud sounds like fussing. That is what one button answers. WHO IT IS FOR Anyone who lives alone: an older parent, someone widowed, going through cancer treatment, recovering from surgery or a fall — and family too far away to look in each morning. HOW IT WORKS Each morning, at a time you choose, your phone says good morning by name. You tap one large button. That is the whole job. If you do not answer within the time you set, the people you chose receive a text message so they can check on you. Nothing else is required of you, ever. WHY IT IS DIFFERENT Your phone keeps its own alarms for two weeks at a time, so it goes on saying good…