Your parent gets a daily check-in with one big button — a text, or a phone notification from the Cozy Check-ins app. One tap, and their whole Circle sees they checked in. No smartphone? A short daily call instead. Nothing to download, nothing to learn.
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EmmaGranddaughter
JoeTrusted friend · next door
DaleTrusted friend · old coworker
Maple Senior CenterCommunity partner · in the background
RosaTrusted friend · close neighbor
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MomChecked in · 9:12 AMEastern Time
DadChecked in · 9:08 AMEastern TimeThe people around Mom & Dad.
MikeSonEmmaGranddaughterJoeTrusted friend · next doorDaleTrusted friend · old coworkerMaple Senior CenterCommunity partner · in the backgroundRosaTrusted friend · close neighborSarahDaughterParentsNothing to learn. Your parent taps one button in a daily text or a daily phone notification. No smartphone? They get a short daily phone call instead and press 1 (US numbers).
Set a time, invite your loved one, and add family, friends or neighbors. If you choose, her local center gets anonymous monthly numbers.
Partner organizations get anonymous monthly numbers they can use for grants and funding: how many older adults they reached and how many check-ins happened. They never see names or individual check-ins and get no alerts. A month with fewer than 5 families isn't shown.
Cozy Check-ins doesn't dispatch emergency help. Illustrative people and events.
Invite the family, friends, or trusted neighbors you choose.
One tap on a text or notification, or a short automated call where they press 1.
See the confirmation. If a check-in is missed, chosen people can be alerted to follow up.
That's it. One notification or text, one tap — or one call, one press. Nothing to learn.
Open one calm dashboard. See who has checked in, who is waiting, and who is in the circle.
Cozy Check-insYour family spaceEN / ESMomChecked in · 9:12 AMEastern TimeDadChecked in · 9:08 AMEastern TimeThe people around Mom & Dad.
MikeSonEmmaGranddaughterJoeTrusted friend · next doorDaleTrusted friend · old coworkerMaple Senior CenterCommunity partner · in the backgroundRosaTrusted friend · close neighborSarahDaughterParentsYour first paid plan starts with a 14-day free trial, no card needed. Then a 30-day money-back guarantee on your first payment. The free trial needs your own phone number on your account. If your own number is an internet-only number, like Google Voice or TextNow, you can't get the free trial, but you can still subscribe. Your parent's number doesn't affect the trial.
The only plan where a real neighbor is part of the safety net.
Get startedParent living in Mexico? Their check-ins go by WhatsApp. No texts or calls ever go to Mexico. You pay the US price. Hometown Phone isn't available for a parent in Mexico.
By joining, you agree to receive SMS notifications about daily check-ins. Reply STOP to opt out anytime. Message & data rates may apply. See our SMS Terms.
Cozy Check-ins can help senior centers and community groups stay connected to the older adults and families they serve, without replacing personal care.
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Your parent never needs an app store download. The daily check-in is a text with one button, or a notification from their Cozy Check-ins page: Android phones turn notifications on right in the browser, and an iPhone (iOS 16.4 or later) needs Cozy Check-ins added to the Home Screen first (Share, then Add to Home Screen) — no App Store. Prefer an app for a more hands-on daily check-in? Cozy Check-ins works like one from the home screen — always optional. You'll set everything up from any web browser; your own alerts can come as notifications too, which on an iPhone also means Cozy Check-ins on your Home Screen. If your parent doesn't have a smartphone at all, Cozy Check-ins can call them instead: one short automated call each day, and they press 1 to check in (US numbers). Read how the daily check-in call works
No. Cozy Check-ins is a non-medical daily check-in for everyday peace of mind — not an emergency device and not a substitute for 911. Many families use it alongside a medical alert. In an emergency, always call 911. If you're comparing options, Cozy Check-ins is a non-medical senior check-in service: one daily check-in tap, and family is alerted if it's missed.
If your parent doesn't tap their button, the family Circle you've chosen is notified so someone can reach out. It's a gentle nudge to a real person who cares — not an automated emergency response.
Never. No GPS, no cameras, no location tracking. Cozy Check-ins only knows your parent tapped their check-in button — presence, not surveillance. We don't sell data.
No long-term contract — Cozy Check-ins is month-to-month, and you can cancel anytime. If it's not the right fit for your family, you're free to stop whenever you like.
Most don't — there's almost nothing to it: one friendly "good morning" notification or text, and one tap, on their terms. They stay in control. It's checking in, not checking up.
You're not alone — many older adults leave the pendant in a drawer. Cozy Check-ins doesn't ask her to wear anything. Each day she gets one friendly notification or text and taps one button to check in; if she doesn't, you and the rest of her Circle are notified so someone can call. It isn't a replacement for an alert pendant in a fall or emergency — it's the everyday check-in signal that a pendant she won't wear can't give you.