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Care. Prescriptions. Everyday essentials. Find programs that may help your loved one — and leave with the paperwork and next steps to move forward.
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For families, caregivers, and the community members who show up for them.
This is a starting point. Each agency makes the final eligibility decision. You can use the entire check without joining our paid service.
The company behind this free resource
We're Protect & Assist, a Houston-based company building call protection and everyday care tools for older adults and the families who look out for them.
A parent still needs to answer the phone. Doctors, pharmacies, and people they care about call from numbers they may not recognize. But so do people who pressure them for money or personal information.
Our founder, Trevor Shuman, saw those calls reach his own family across generations. Protect & Assist grew from a simple purpose: help older adults stay independent while giving their families practical ways to look out for them.
Meet our founder & read our storyWe ask unknown callers who they're calling and why, then let your loved one choose whether to connect. Monitoring at the start of calls we connect can flag scam language; an enabled hang-up rule can end a call assessed as unsafe.
Medication reminders, appointments, calls, and care details can add up quickly. Our reminder calls, shared care plan, and family dashboard help keep those details together.
Family members can see call activity and follow up when a reminder isn't confirmed.
Shared call history, alerts, and care information help families stay involved from a distance. Your loved one keeps a voice in their day, and you have more context when you check in.
Working out how to pay for care adds another layer of worry. This tool gives families a place to start: possible assistance, a reason for each result, and paperwork they can take forward. Anyone can use it, whether or not they ever become a customer.
Explore our paid call protection and care services, plus current new-customer offers. The benefits check stays free.
Screening can make mistakes and may miss a harmful call or flag a legitimate one. Reminders can be missed and are not medical care. Protect & Assist is not an emergency service.
Good help is worth sharing
Helping a church member, a neighbor, or a family in your care? Share this free check in a bulletin or family resource packet.
Yes. The check, your results, printable worksheets, and application links are free. You don't need an account or a paid Protect & Assist plan to use them.
The check runs in your browser. Answers are kept in this tab so you can continue if you refresh. They aren't sent to us by the assessment. You can clear them from your results. Saving to an account is a separate choice.
Results point you toward programs worth exploring based on your answers. They aren't an approval or a promise of payment. Each program's agency checks your full circumstances and makes the decision.
Protect & Assist's paid plans provide call screening, monitoring at the start of connected calls, care reminders, and a family dashboard. Compare plans and see current offers. Buying a plan doesn't change your benefits eligibility.
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Results for your loved one
A likely or worth-checking result means it is worth applying. Only the agency decides. The limits are the 2026 ones each agency publishes; every card links to its source.
These lines are paid for by the government or by nonprofits. None of them charge.
Nothing here is saved. To keep the results, the worksheets and the checklist, and come back to them, keep them in a Protect & Assist account.
Free for anyone to use: a church bulletin, a care facility's family packet, a social worker's desk.
Your next step · Optional paid support
Stay involved with call screening, care reminders, and a shared family dashboard from Protect & Assist. Your benefits results and filing kits stay free.
This check is a first screen, not a decision, and not legal or financial advice. It uses the 2026 figures each agency publishes (checked 2026-11-02); rules differ by state and change each year. Applying is always free.