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CARE Provider
Area Agency on Aging (Virginia)
Database Systems Corp. (DSC) is a leading provider of call center technology including call reassurance phone systems and service.
DSC provides services and systems that automatically call households checking on residents to ensure they are OK. This service can re-dial the number several times and if there is no response, a message can be provided to family members or a monitoring center informing them that a resident is not responding to this call.
Contact DSC to learn more about our telephone reassurance services and phone systems.
Area Agency on Aging (Virginia)
The following organization provides a CARE telephone reassurance program for its community and residents. CARE was acquired from Database Systems Corp. as a replacement for its older RUOK® system. The information provided on this page came from the website of this provider.
To obtain current information about this provider, please visit the website listed below.
Organization: Area Agency on Aging, 5Th District, Roanoke, Virginia
Type Of Service: FREE - Automated Telephone Reassurance Program
Website: www.loaa.org/ruokay.html
Telephone: (540) 345-0451
Additional Information
Are You OK?®
"LOA Area Agency on Aging administers a FREE computerized telephone reassurance program called CARE (or ARE YOU O.K.?).
CARE is a way to check on the well being of a senior citizens who might require assistance or who might face medical emergencies alone at their residence. LOA operates the program Monday - Friday -- volunteers make reassurance calls on the weekends.
Seniors receiving the service are telephoned each day at a specified time. If calls are not answered or a continuous busy signal is encountered, an "alert" is issued. LOA has rescued individuals who have become ill or had an accident during the night.
CARE provides peace of mind to those receiving the service and to their families, and is available to anyone in the Roanoke Valley over age 60 who would like to know that he/she will be checked on every day.
If you, or someone you know would benefit from CARE call (540) 345-0451 to enroll." - www.loaa.org/ruokay.html
The Area Agency on Aging (Virginia) uses the CARE (Call Reassurance) phone system from Database Systems Corp. to provide its senior citizens with a phone reassurance service. Citizens can be called daily free of charge to ensure their well-being.
Virginia Telephone Reassurance Providers
To view other providers of telephone reassurance programs in the state of Virginia, visit our webpage entitled Virginia Telephone Reassurance Providers. This web page also highlights volunteer service providers as well as potential grant providers in this state.
Contact DSC to learn more about our telephone reassurance services and phone systems. DSC is also a leading provider of voice broadcasting systems and services as well as emergency notification systems and community alert services.
"Are You OK?"® and RUOK® are registered names of Bruce L Johnson (Individual). For a comparison with our CARE system, please visit our RUOK® vs CARE web page.
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