Wellness Check Program

The County of Bergen is pleased to announce this new program designed to check on the well-being of residents in need.  This program is available, free of charge, to Bergen County residents living alone, over the age of 60, homebound or disabled either on a permanent or long-term basis.

At approximate pre-specified hours, you will receive a free daily phone call from the Bergen County Wellness Check Program to check on your well-being.  The call will begin with the following pre-recorded message: “This is a phone call from the Bergen County Wellness Check Program.  Please press “1111 if you are okay.”  When you become a participant in the program, you will be asked to identify friends or family who may assist you in an emergency.  When the system cannot make contact with you, it will call the relatives or friends you have designated.

If your telephone line is busy or there is no answer, the system will call back two more times over the span of twenty minutes.  If there is not answer or if the line stays busy, your primary and secondary contacts will automatically be notified to check on you. The system will only respond to touch-tone telephones or through TTY, a device for the deaf and hard of hearing.

If you would like to enroll in this program please complete the application (CLICK HERE) and forward it to the address specified on the form.  You will receive a phone call before your first phone call to let you know your request has been processed.