Reminder calls for aging parents & dementia care

A friendly phone call that helps the people you love remember their pills.

You set up the reminder from your phone. Pill Caller places an ordinary phone call at the right time, reads back the reminder you approved, and lets you know how it went. Your loved one never has to install anything. Many families use it for a parent living with Alzheimer's or dementia, and small care facilities use it to add a familiar, consistent check-in call alongside their own care routines.

Custom voice reminders 1-press confirmation Instant caregiver updates Dementia-friendly routine

An older woman on the phone at her kitchen table, sorting her weekly pill organizer

Incoming call · Pill Caller

"Hi Mom. It's your daughter Ashley. Please take your Atorvastatin and Omeprazole pills now and hit one once you've completed."

Reminder confirmed Mom pressed 1 at 8:02 AM

How it works

Three simple steps, no app for them to learn

You set up the reminder

Pick a category like medication, a doctor's appointment, or hydration, choose the days and times, and Pill Caller drafts a short call script for you to read, edit, and approve. Choose one of 4 natural voices (two female, two male), or record a short greeting in your own voice instead.

We place a friendly phone call

At the scheduled time, the voice you chose calls your loved one's regular phone and reads back exactly the script you approved, nothing more.

You get the update

If you've turned on optional keypad confirmation, they press 1 when they're done. Either way, you're notified whether the call was delivered, confirmed, went to voicemail, or needs a gentle follow-up.

Not just pills

One phone call can handle almost any reminder

Pill Caller started with medication, but it can do anything that just needs a phone call. Pick a category below or write your own, choose the schedule, and approve the script.

Medication reminders

The original use case: a call for each dose, with an 8-minute window to confirm.

Doctor & dentist appointments

A heads-up call the morning of, or the night before, so an appointment doesn't get missed.

Water pitcher and glass with a water drop

Drink water & hydration reminders

Simple prompts to drink a glass of water through the day, especially useful in hot weather.

Sneakers, a dumbbell, and a resistance band

Exercise & physical therapy

A gentle nudge to stretch, take a short walk, or do a round of prescribed PT exercises.

A balanced plate of vegetables, rice, and a boiled egg

Meal reminders

A call around breakfast, lunch, or dinner time for someone who forgets to eat regularly.

Blood pressure & vitals checks

Reminders to check blood pressure, blood sugar, or weight on the schedule a clinician recommended.

Alarm clock with a pillow, moon, and sunrise

Bedtime & wake-up routines

Calls that bookend the day, helpful for keeping a consistent sleep and wake schedule.

Phone call screen with a check mark and a heart

Daily "are you okay?" check-in calls

A simple daily call to confirm someone living alone is okay, with a notification either way so a missed response doesn't go unnoticed.

Have something else in mind? If it's a reminder a phone call can deliver, you can set it up as a custom reminder in minutes.

Who uses Pill Caller

Adult children of aging parents Help a parent stay independent at home with reminders and check-ins you set up from your own phone.

Families managing Alzheimer's or dementia A consistent routine and familiar voice that fits a memory care plan. See Memory Care.

Home care businesses & agencies Offer reminder and check-in calls as a premium add-on for clients, without building your own calling system.

Any Individual And it's not just for older adults. Anyone who'd rather get a phone call than another app notification, for medication, a workout, a standing meeting, or anything else, can set up their own Pill Caller reminder too.

Simple by design

Everything lives in one easy dashboard

One glance shows you what's scheduled, what's confirmed, and what needs your attention, for every person you're looking out for.

Today, at a glanceSee every upcoming reminder for everyone you care for on one screen.

Clear status, every timeConfirmed, delivered, or needs a follow-up, right on the card.

Activity as it happensA running log of calls, confirmations, and voicemails for full peace of mind.

9:41

Good morning, Julia Here's today's reminders

Kathleen · Mom Confirmed

Morning medication · 8:00 AM

Kathleen · Mom Scheduled

Hydration reminder · 12:30 PM

Robert · Dad Scheduled

Blood pressure check · 6:00 PM

Recent activity

Kathleen confirmed at 8:02 AM

Voicemail left for Robert

Home Reminders People Settings

Everything you'd want to configure

Thoughtful controls for real families

Every reminder, script, voice, and calling window is something you set up and can change any time.

Medication & daily reminders

Templates for medication, appointments, meals, hydration, blood pressure checks, exercise, bedtime, daily check-ins, and more, plus fully custom reminders.

Call Scripts you write and approve

Pill Caller drafts a short, clear script from what you enter. You can edit the tone and wording, but only you decide what's said before it's ever used on a call.

Record it in your own voice

Prefer a familiar voice over a synthetic one? Record your own greeting once, and Pill Caller can play it back on future calls instead. Completely optional.

Optional keypad confirmation

Turn this on to ask your loved one to press 1 once they've completed the reminder, so you know it was received and acknowledged. Leave it off for a simple heads-up call.

One optional follow-up call

If the first call isn't confirmed, choose whether Pill Caller tries again in 15, 30, 60, or 120 minutes, up to your plan's daily call allowance.

Considerate voicemail handling

If no one picks up, we leave a short, private-by-default message and disconnect, never counted as a confirmation.

Real-time caregiver notifications

Know right away when a reminder is confirmed, missed, sent to voicemail, or when consent is declined or withdrawn.

Choose from 4 natural voices

Pick one of two female and two male natural-sounding voices for each person's calls, or record your own instead.

Invite caregivers by email

Send a caregiver a one-time email invite. They set their own password directly, there's no temporary password to pass along.

Consent built into setup

An activation call introduces the service to your loved one and records their consent before any recurring reminders begin.

Clear usage & cost controls

Every plan has a set number of daily calls and a maximum call length, shown to you up front, so there are never surprise charges.

"Please drink one glass of water to avoid your risk of a UTI."

Example hydration reminder, read in the caregiver's own recorded voice

An older man smiling while checking his phone after a Pill Caller reminder call

What Pill Caller is

A warm, dependable call reminder system

Pill Caller is

A scheduled reminder and communication call
A way to know if a call was answered, confirmed, or missed
Configurable by you, approved by you, every time

Pill Caller is not

A way to dispense, administer, or verify medication
Medical advice, or a substitute for a clinician or pharmacist
An emergency response or medical-alert system

Keypad confirmation is optional. When it's turned on, pressing 1 only records that your loved one provided a keypad confirmation, it does not confirm that medication was taken correctly, or at all. In a medical emergency, always call 911 or your local emergency number.

Built for memory care

Designed with Alzheimer's and dementia care in mind

Routine, repetition, and a familiar voice are often recommended for people living with memory loss. An ordinary phone call, at the same time every day, fits naturally into that kind of care, whether your loved one is at home or in a small care facility.

Same time, same voice, every day
Pill Caller calls at the scheduled time and reads the exact script you approved, so the call sounds and feels the same each time, something many families and caregivers of people with dementia find reassuring.
A familiar voice, not a stranger's
Record your own greeting so the call sounds like you. For someone living with Alzheimer's or dementia, a familiar voice can be more calming and easier to recognize than an unfamiliar one.
No new technology to learn
It's an ordinary phone call, nothing to install, no screen to navigate, and no password to remember, which matters a great deal once learning something new becomes difficult.
Everyone who's caring for them stays in the loop
Invite family caregivers so everyone sees the same call activity and gets notified the same way, useful when caregiving is shared between family members or alongside a care facility's own staff.

Illustration of a confused older woman holding a pill, with an arrow pointing to her smiling and holding the pill while on a reminder call

For small care facilities and group homes

Some small residential care homes and board-and-care operators use Pill Caller as an additional, personal check-in call for residents, layered alongside their own medication administration and care plan, not as a replacement for either. Plus supports up to 8 people per account, which fits a small home well; a facility caring for more residents than that should get in touch so we can help plan around it.

Pill Caller is a reminder and communication tool. It does not administer, dispense, or verify medication, and it is not a substitute for a facility's care plan, clinical staff, or an emergency response system.

Simple pricing

Start free, upgrade when you need more calls

Every plan includes script approval, your choice of voice, optional keypad confirmation, a voicemail message if there's no answer, and caregiver notifications. Every call lasts at most 8 minutes, on every plan. Cancel anytime, keep access through the paid period.

Free Trial

$0 / 7 days

Runs through the App Store or Google Play; start it from the plan screen after you sign up
Full Plus-level access during the trial: up to 3 people, up to 6 calls a day each, and custom recordings
No reminder calls go out until you start the trial
We'll let you know 2 days before it ends which plan it becomes, and how to cancel
Automatically becomes your selected plan unless you cancel through your Apple ID or Google Play subscriptions
One trial per Apple ID or Google account

Standard

^$19.99 / month

Max 1 call recipient
Up to 3 outbound calls per day
Up to 8 connected minutes per call
No custom recordings
Great for one daily medication reminder plus 2 follow-ups
Receive optional text message updates

Plus

^$29.99 / month

Up to 3 different call recipients
Up to 6 outbound calls per day
Up to 8 connected minutes per call*
Best for multiple medications, daily reminders or more than one call recipient
Receive optional text message updates
Custom record your own voice

*Kept shorter on very full schedules. Never under 1 minute.

Need to remind more people?

On Plus, add extra people for $15/month each, up to 5 extra, each with up to 3 calls a day and an 8-minute call limit. Need to remind more than 8 people in total? Contact us and we'll help.

Subscriptions are purchased and managed through the App Store or Google Play after you download the app.

Give them a call they'll actually answer

Start with a free 7-day trial through the App Store or Google Play, with full Plus-level access. Cancel any time before it converts.

"My dad still doesn't know it's an app. He just thinks I remembered to call him every morning for his pills."

- Aaron L.

"My aunt lives alone and has dementia (Alzheimer's). The system uses my recorded voice to call her every day to remind her to take her medication and make sure she eats."

- Julia P.

Questions caregivers ask us

Does my loved one need to download the app?

No. You configure everything from your own phone. The person receiving reminders just answers an ordinary phone call, nothing to install, no account to create.

Do I have to turn on keypad confirmation?

No, keypad confirmation is entirely optional. You can leave it off for a simple reminder call, or turn it on any time if you'd like to know your loved one pressed 1 when they finished.

Can I use my own voice instead of an AI voice?

Yes. When you set up a reminder, you can choose a natural AI voice or record a short greeting in your own voice for Pill Caller to play back instead, whichever feels more familiar to your loved one.

What happens if they don't answer?

If the call reaches voicemail, we leave a brief message and mark it as unconfirmed. If you've enabled a follow-up, Pill Caller can try again after the interval you choose, as long as your plan has calls remaining that day.

Is this a medical device or an emergency service?

No. Pill Caller is a reminder and communication tool only. It does not administer medication, confirm that a dose was taken, or provide medical advice, and it is not a substitute for 911 or a medical-alert system.

Can I hear the exact words used on the call?

Yes. Pill Caller drafts a suggested script from the details you enter, but you always review, can edit, and must approve the final wording before any call is scheduled.

What if my loved one wants the calls to stop?

They can ask to stop at any time during a call by pressing 9, or call our opt-out line at (772) 247-2525 and press 1 for an immediate stop. Either way, future reminders to that number are suppressed and you'll be notified so you can follow up with them directly. See our support page for the full steps.

Do I need their permission to set this up?

Yes. You'll confirm you have the right to share their number and, where possible, Pill Caller places a one-time activation call so your loved one can hear about the service and agree to it directly.

How much does Pill Caller cost?

Pill Caller starts with a free 7-day trial with full Plus-level access. After that, Standard is $19.99 a month for one call recipient with no custom recordings, and Plus is $29.99 a month for up to three different recipients with custom recordings. Plus subscribers can add extra people for $15 a month each, up to 5 extra. Every call lasts at most 8 minutes, on every plan.

How does the free trial work?

The 7-day free trial runs through the App Store or Google Play. After you sign up, start it from the plan screen in the app; no reminder calls go out until the trial has started. During the trial you get full Plus-level access, whichever plan you picked: up to 3 people, up to 6 calls a day each, and custom recordings. Two days before the trial ends, we'll tell you which plan it will become and how to cancel. Unless you cancel through your Apple ID or Google Play subscriptions, it automatically becomes your selected paid plan. Each Apple ID or Google account gets one trial.

Does Pill Caller work with a landline or a flip phone?

Yes. Pill Caller places an ordinary phone call, so it works with any phone that can receive calls, including landlines and basic flip phones. Your loved one doesn't need a smartphone, an app, or an internet connection to receive reminders.

How many people can Pill Caller remind?

Standard supports one call recipient. Plus supports up to three different recipients, and you can add up to 5 more to a Plus plan for $15 a month each. If you need to remind more than 8 people in total, contact us and we'll help.

Does Pill Caller work for someone with Alzheimer's or dementia?

Yes, many families use Pill Caller for a parent or loved one living with Alzheimer's or dementia. The consistent daily call, familiar recorded voice, and simple one-press response are designed to fit naturally into a memory care routine, and it never requires the recipient to learn a new app or device.

Can a care facility or group home use Pill Caller for residents?

Yes. Small residential care homes and board-and-care operators use Pill Caller as an extra, personal check-in call for residents, alongside their own medication administration and care plan. Plus supports up to 8 people per account; a facility with more residents than that should contact us so we can help plan around it. Pill Caller does not administer or verify medication and is not a substitute for a facility's clinical care.

Can Pill Caller remind me about things besides medication?

Yes. Medication is where Pill Caller started, but any reminder that just needs a phone call works the same way. Families use it for doctor and dentist appointments, drinking water and other hydration reminders, exercise and physical therapy, meals, blood pressure and vitals checks, bedtime and wake-up routines, and simple daily "are you okay?" check-in calls. If it's a reminder a phone call can deliver, you can set it up as a custom reminder too.

Who is Pill Caller for?

Pill Caller is used by adult children helping an aging parent stay independent at home, families managing Alzheimer's or dementia care, home care businesses and agencies offering reminder and check-in calls as a premium add-on for clients, and small care facilities or group homes adding a personal touch alongside their own care plan. It's not just for older adults, though: anyone who'd rather get a phone call than another app notification can set up their own reminder too.

Important fine print

Pill Caller places friendly reminder phone calls. It does not dispense, administer, or verify medication, and it is not a medical-alert or emergency service, always call 911 or your local emergency number in a medical emergency. Optional keypad confirmation only records that a key was pressed, not that medication was taken correctly or at all. The 7-day free trial and the Standard and Plus subscriptions are purchased and billed through the App Store or Google Play, renew automatically until cancelled, and can be managed anytime from your Apple ID or Google Play account settings. Each account's monthly calling costs are capped at what its subscription costs per month; we warn you in the app at 70% and 90% of that cap, and reminder calls pause at 100% until the 1st of the next month.

For the complete terms, including consent, billing, and privacy details, read the full Terms & Conditions and our Privacy Policy.