Athnova CareDaily check-in in Filipino for your parents (Filipino)
Daily WhatsApp check-ins and calls in Filipino for your parents, wherever they live. See the exact messages they get and the replies they can give.
About ten million Filipinos live and work abroad — nurses in London, caregivers in Hong Kong, engineers in Dubai, families in California and Toronto — while their parents stay in the provinces.
The check-in uses "po" and "kayo", as one speaks to an elder, and keeps everyday English words such as BP and update the way Filipinos say them.
What your parent sees, in Filipino
These are the real messages, exactly as they are sent. The English under each one is for you; your parent sees only the Filipino.
If they do not answer
About three hours later your parent gets a gentle reminder in Filipino. In the countries our phone call reaches — 25 countries, including India, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar — a phone call in Filipino follows. If there is still no answer, you are alerted, and then the local contacts you chose. Which countries, and their emergency numbers →
Once a week
Replies in their own words
Parents do not always use the buttons. These everyday replies, typed the way people type them, are understood:
| Your parent types | Understood as |
|---|---|
| nainom ko na | I have taken them |
| opo | yes |
| hindi pa | not yet |
| masama pakiramdam ko | I am not feeling well |
| pakitawagan ako | please call |
Words that suggest an emergency — a fall, chest pain, breathlessness, in Filipino or in English — are recognised too. You are alerted at once and your parent is reminded to call the emergency number of the country they live in.
Where Filipino is spoken
Filipino is spoken in the Philippines — Metro Manila, Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao — where most people also read English.
Families abroad
Filipino families abroad live mainly in the US, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, the UK and Australia.
Your parent can live in almost any country: the check-in, the alerts and the emergency card quote the emergency number of the country they live in. Tests and medicine refills are arranged in India only. Parents outside India →
Questions families ask
Can my parent reply in Filipino?
Yes. They can tap the buttons, which are in Filipino, or type or speak in their own words. Replies in Filipino, including replies mixed with English, are understood.
Is the phone call also in Filipino?
Yes, in the countries our phone call reaches: 25 countries, including India, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Elsewhere the WhatsApp reminder is in Filipino, and if it is not answered you are alerted straight away.
Can each parent have a different language?
Yes. The language is set for each parent, and you can change it at any time.
Which language does the family app use?
English or Hindi. The family app is for you; your parent only uses WhatsApp and their phone.
All 17 languages
Hindi · हिन्दीTamil · தமிழ்Telugu · తెలుగుGujarati · ગુજરાતીMarathi · मराठीBengali · বাংলাKannada · ಕನ್ನಡMalayalam · മലയാളംPunjabi · ਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglish · EnglishUrdu · اردوSpanish · EspañolArabic · العربيةPortuguese · PortuguêsFrench · FrançaisIndonesian · Bahasa Indonesia
Athnova Care tracks and coordinates care. It does not diagnose, prescribe or replace a doctor. In a medical emergency call the local emergency number.