Look after your parents in India from the USA
Your parents are in India. You're in the USA. OkayFolk keeps you close without the 2 AM worry calls.
Their time, not yours
India is 9½ to 10½ hours ahead of New York and 12½ to 13½ hours ahead of California, so their 8 AM is your evening or night. Reminders and check-ins go out at their local time, and you see the answers whenever you wake up.
Nothing to install for them
They reply on WhatsApp with one tap. Their own page has big buttons in English, Hindi, Tamil or Gujarati.
Safe from phone scams
"Digital arrest" and KYC scams target parents who live alone. With Scam Shield, one tap or a WhatsApp reply of SCAM alerts the whole family, and they see the number to call: India's cyber-fraud helpline 1930.
Brothers and sisters in different countries
Everyone sees the same dashboard and gets the same alerts. The Care Rota decides who calls on which day.
Paying from abroad
Pay in US dollars by card or PayPal. Family in India can also pay in rupees by UPI.
Family plan from $4.92 a month, billed yearly. 7 days free, no card needed.
Questions
Do WhatsApp messages cost my parents anything?
No. Receiving and replying on WhatsApp uses their normal data.
What if they don't reply?
We nudge them, then tell you and your siblings, then a backup contact nearby in India.