Daily check-in calls for seniors

A real person calls your mom or dad every day — and tells you how they're doing.

Non-medical daily check-in calls. Real conversation, gentle reminders, and an honest update for you. Available anywhere in the country.

Talk to a real person

A free 15-minute call. No pressure, and nothing to decide on the spot.

Insured & bonded
The same voice, every day
A written process for every situation
Never a robot. Never AI voices.
Why families come to us

You call when you can. You still lie awake wondering if she's okay.

Maybe she didn't pick up on Tuesday and you told yourself it was nothing. Maybe your brother texted we need to talk about Mom.

You have a job. You have kids. You live three states away. You are not doing anything wrong. You just can't be in two places at once. ToneOfCare exists so that someone is there on the days you can't be — and so you don't have to carry the wondering by yourself.

How it works

Simpler than everything else you've looked at

1

We talk

Fifteen minutes on the phone. Tell us about your mom or dad — and we'll be honest about whether we're right for your family.

2

We get set up

Routine, reminders, emergency contacts, best time to call. Your parent knows about the calls and is happy to get them.

3

The calls start

Same person. Same time each day. A real conversation — not a checklist read at someone.

4

You hear from us

Updates on how they're doing. If something doesn't seem right, we tell you — quickly, and honestly.

The daily call

One call. A few quiet things at once.

It isn't a list of services. It's a conversation with someone who's paying attention.

A real conversation

Not a script. Someone who remembers that her sister visited last week and asks how it went.

Gentle reminders

Medication, appointments, hydration — folded into the conversation, never barked like instructions.

Someone noticing

Whether today sounds like her usual self. Whether something has changed since last week.

Written down

Every call is logged — what we talked about, how she sounded, anything worth noting. A record, not a vague impression.

Family updates

You know how they're doing without having to ask. If something seems wrong — you hear from us.

Part of her routine

Same time each day, so the call becomes something she looks forward to — not an interruption.

The honest part

What we are, and what we're not

ToneOfCare is not medical care, not an emergency service, and not a substitute for 911. A daily phone call is not a safety net — if her safety depends on being found quickly in an emergency, she needs a medical alert button, or someone in the home, or both. We sit alongside those things. We don't replace them.

So what happens when something does seem wrong?

Every concern follows a written process, and every one of them reaches the founder.

1

Something small

She sounds tired, a little more forgetful than usual, one missed call. We write it down and watch for a pattern.

2

Something that's changed

More confusion than her normal, a mild illness, a couple of missed days. We document it and call you within 24 hours — a call, not an email you might miss. Then we watch closely for two days.

3

Something urgent

A fall she's recovered from, real distress, something suddenly different. We contact you immediately, and the founder is on it personally.

4

An emergency

We call emergency services first. Before we call you. Before anything else. We don't wait for permission.

Every family gets exactly this — whatever they pay. There is no faster response for a more expensive plan. We don't sell urgency.

Merly, ToneOfCare's Senior Companion Caller
The person who calls

Her name is Merly.

Not a rotating pool. Not whoever's free that morning. Her. 80 people applied in 24 hours; she was the best of them — not the cheapest, the best. Three weeks of training before a single call. ID-verified, working under a signed confidentiality agreement, and she works your parent's hours, not hers.

She's new to ToneOfCare — because ToneOfCare is new. We'd rather tell you that than call her a "care specialist" and hope you don't ask.

The same voice, every day. This is the thing big agencies can't do. And if Merly is ever sick or away, the founder makes the call himself. Not a stranger. Not a call center.
Fit matters more than the sale

Who this is for — and who it isn't

This is probably right for you if…

  • Your parent lives alone and you don't live nearby
  • You've noticed small changes and aren't sure what they mean
  • They're basically fine — they just don't talk to anyone for days
  • Medications or appointments have gotten harder to remember
  • You're the sibling who handles everything, and you're tired
  • They're home from the hospital and you want someone checking in

And honestly, it's not right if…

  • Your parent needs someone physically there — that's in-home care, and we'd be a distraction from arranging it
  • You need emergency response — get a medical alert system; we'd be dangerous to mistake for one
  • Significant hearing loss, or unfamiliar accents are hard on the phone — ask us; you can hear Merly's voice before deciding
  • Your parent doesn't want the calls — we won't call someone who's told us not to

If any of that is you, say so on the call. We'll tell you if we're not the right fit. We'd rather have a smaller business than take money we shouldn't.

Why I started ToneOfCare

My mother is a home health aide.

She's spent years taking care of other people's parents. While helping her find work, I kept running into the same gap: real help exists when a family needs medical care — and almost nothing for the far more common situation. A parent who's basically fine, living alone, who nobody talks to for days.

So I built ToneOfCare. We're new. Right now that means one trained caller and me, personally, behind every call. I'd rather tell you that than pretend to be bigger than we are. I've run a service business since 2016, and I spent a year building this one before taking a single client.

And one more thing, because I suspect you need to hear it: you're not failing her. You're a good son or daughter who can't be in two places at once. That's not a character flaw. That's just distance.

Enock KoomsonFounder, ToneOfCare — you can reach me directly. Not a support queue. Me.

Enock Koomson, founder of ToneOfCare
What it costs

Same escalation. Same care. Same honesty on every plan.

The only difference is how many times a day we call.

One call a day

$119
per month

For a parent who's doing well and just needs someone checking in.

  • One daily check-in call
  • Daily medication reminder
  • Every call logged
  • Missed-call escalation
  • Weekly summary for you
  • Reach us any time
Talk to us about this

Two calls a day

$179
per month

When the day has more structure to hold together — a morning and an afternoon.

  • Everything in One, plus:
  • A second daily call
  • Multiple medication reminders
  • Hydration reminders
  • Appointment reminders
  • Detailed notes on every call
Talk to us about this

Three calls a day

$249
per month

When a lot needs holding together, or you want to hear something every day.

  • Everything in Two, plus:
  • A third daily call
  • A routine built around them
  • An update to you every day
  • A monthly call with the founder
  • Appointment tracking
Talk to us about this

No contracts. Cancel any time. Family bundle 10% off · Annual prepay 15% off.

If your mom passes away, or moves into care, we refund the rest of a prepaid year. Prorated, no questions, no death certificate. You shouldn't have to think about a subscription at a time like that.

Questions families ask

Straight answers

Is it really the same person every time?
Yes. Merly. If she's ever sick or away, the founder makes the call himself — you'd never get a stranger. As we grow, protecting that is the thing we care most about.
Are the calls made by real people?
Always. Never a robot, an AI voice, or an automated system. That's the entire point of the company.
What happens if my loved one doesn't answer the phone?
We try again — a missed call is never just skipped. If we still can't reach her, it's written down and follows the same written process as everything else: one missed call for someone who usually answers gets noted and watched. Missed calls that are unusual for her, or more than one in a row, escalate — including contacting you. We'd rather flag a false alarm than let a real one slide. And to be clear about the limits: we're not an emergency service, so if you believe something is wrong right now, call 911 first.
Is this medical care?
No. Not medical care, not emergency response, not a substitute for 911. If something is wrong, call 911 — don't call us, and don't wait for our next call. We're the daily contact that might notice a change early. That's all, and we'd rather be clear now.
Do you record the calls?
Yes, and we say so at the start of every call. It's how we check our own team is doing the job properly — it's not about your mom, it's about us. We never share recordings with family. Recordings are deleted after 30 days, and she can decline recording any time with no change to her service.
Does my mom have to agree to this?
Yes. We don't call people who haven't agreed to be called. If she tells us to stop, we stop — and we refund the unused time. She's an adult and we treat her like one.
Can she see what you write about her?
Yes, any time she asks. We don't keep secret files about people.
What if we need to cancel?
Monthly plans, any time before the next billing date. No contracts, no cancellation fee, no retention call trying to talk you out of it.
Do you serve my state?
We're a phone service, so we can call anywhere in the country. We're based in Virginia.
How long have you been doing this?
Not long — we're new, and we'd rather say so. A year of building the systems before taking a client, and a service business run since 2016. What we don't have yet is a hundred families' worth of stories. What we have is the same voice every day, a written process for every situation, and the founder on the phone when you call.

Talk to a real person about your mom or dad

Fifteen minutes on the phone. Tell us what's going on, ask anything you want, and we'll be honest about whether we're the right fit for your family.

Book a 15-minute call

Nothing to decide · No cost · No follow-up sequence