St. Rose Hospital: About Us: Community Outreach: Telecare Program

Our Telecare Program

Telecare is a free public service program that provides comfort and friendship to people who live alone or are recuperating from an illness or surgery.

Run by the St. Rose Hospital Auxiliary, Telecare was founded in 1987 by Fannye Lower, who was impressed by how a similar program met the needs of a community that lacked a family support network. Fannye ran Telecare for five years before recruiting more volunteers for the program.

Today, Telecare volunteers call to check on and chat with members at a specified time each weekday. If the member doesn't answer the phone, a call is made to the emergency contact person to ensure that all is well.

If you're interested in participating in the free Telecare program, please complete the application form below. Be sure to list your emergency contact person on the application; this person must have a key to the member's house.

For more information or to receive an application, please contact Fannye Lower at (510) 782-4251.

Telecare Registration Form

When registering a new Telecare member, please complete all information listend below.

* required fields

Mr. Mrs. Miss. Ms.

Last Name*
First Name*

Address

No.

Street
Apt.

City
Zip

Telephone*

Referred By

Date of Birth

* DD / MM / YYYY

Doctor's Name*
Doctor's Telephone*

Meals on Wheels
Senior Citizen Groups

Pets and Names

Calls are made Monday through Friday... starting at 8:30am

Name(s) of: Family, Friends, Neighbors, or Manager with a key

Contact1

Name
Phone

Address
Relationship

Contact2