How much does a daily check-in service for seniors cost?
It can cost nothing. Some sheriffs, counties and states run free daily call programs, and the Hammock365 daily check-in app is free forever. Paid services charge a fee, often monthly. The Hammock365 paid plan is $14.99 a month or $140 a year for the whole family. Medical alert systems are a separate product with their own costs.
Updated September 13, 2026
Free options
| Option | Cost | How it works |
|---|---|---|
| Sheriff "Are You OK?" calls, where offered | Free, for example in Brunswick County, NC | An automated call each morning. No answer brings a follow-up |
| State programs, where offered | Free, for example Maryland's Senior Call Check, for residents 60 and older | A daily automated call or text at the hour she picks |
| Area Agency on Aging calls, where offered | Free, for example YANA in El Dorado County, CA | A daily call. No answer brings a call to family, friends or neighbors |
| Hammock365, free plan | $0, forever, no card | A daily tap. A text to one person if it does not come |
To find a free program near her, call the Eldercare Locator at 1-800-677-1116.
What Hammock365 costs
| Free | Paid | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0, forever | $14.99 a month or $140 a year, whole family |
| Daily check-in and history | Yes | Yes |
| Missed check-in and I Need Help texts | One person | Everyone who joined |
| Emergency card, medication reminders, six call buttons | Yes | Yes |
| Family, friends and neighbors join with the code | Free, no limit | Free, no limit |
| Missed-dose alerts, family messages and photos, vault, shared appointments | No | Yes |
| Maggie, the assistant | 10 messages total | Every day |
Signing up takes a name, email, password and mobile number. No card.
Costs to ask about, with any service
- Is the price per person, or for the whole family?
- Is there a contract, or can you stop anytime?
- Is there a setup fee, or equipment to buy?
- What happens when she does not answer, and does that cost extra?
- Does it work with her phone: a landline, a flip phone, a smartphone?
Check-in app vs medical alert cost
They are not the same job, so they are not the same price. A medical alert system is built for emergency response and is priced on its own. A daily check-in tells family and friends each day that she is okay. Some families pay for one and use the other free. See check-in app or medical alert pendant.
Try free first
Start with the free plan, or a free call program, for a few weeks. See whether she taps, and whether the right person gets the text. If you want everyone to hear about a missed morning, that is when the paid plan matters.
The honest limit
Nobody from Hammock365 calls her. It is not a medical alert, a call center or an emergency service, and it never calls anyone or 911. If you need someone to call her, or to respond around the clock, that is a different kind of service. In an emergency, call 911.
Try Hammock365 free.
The daily check-in, the missed check-in text and the emergency card are free forever. No card, no trial clock.