Contact us at: 910-276-3385
About Are You Ok?
The “Are you OK?” Service is a FREE telephone reassurance service designed to enhance the quality of life for older adults, or adults with disabilities, who live alone or who are at risk of sudden illness, falls, accidents, and/or social isolation.
Through this service, the Scotland County Sheriff’s Office places a daily call to each person enrolled at a specified time. If no response is received, a Deputy is dispatched to the residence to ensure the person’s safety.
How The Service Works
The “Are You Ok?” system makes daily computer generated calls to subscribers at their pre-determined time each day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. If the subscriber is okay, they simply at the end of the pre-recorded message enters the numerical number that they are told to enter. The computer assumes the subscriber is okay if they answer the telephone and enters the correct numerical number.
If the subscriber does not answer the phone or does not enter the number or enters the wrong number, it will alert the Sheriff’s Office and someone will try to make contact with that person or key holder to check on the subscriber. If they cannot make contact, a law enforcement officer will be dispatched to their residence.
If the subscriber is not going to be home at the time of the call (out of town, doctor’s appointments, etc.), they are asked to call the Sheriff's Office and leave a message indicating they will not be home.
It is important to note that “Are You OK?” is not intended to take the place of 911, Lifeline, Lifephone, or any other service that one might currently be utilizing. In fact, we urge people to use those services in addition to “Are You Okay?”.
Service Registration
Anyone interested in signing up for “Are You OK?” is asked to fill out a short form which includes personal, medical and other information which law enforcement may need in the event of an emergency. It is also required that subscribers provide at least two people (such as a relative or neighbor) that possess keys to their residence in the event that law enforcement officers need to enter the residence to check on the subscriber.
All information will be kept confidential and secure at the Scotland County Sheriff's Office. Please download the form below, complete it, and mail back to us at the address below or drop the form off at the Sheriff's Office. If you need more information please contact us.
☎️910-276-3385
Mail Completed Applications
Scotland County Sheriff's Office
212 Biggs Street
Laurinburg NC 28352
