Parents outside India: daily check-ins wherever they live

Many Indian parents now live abroad themselves — with one child in Leicester, Fremont or Dubai, and another somewhere else. Athnova Care works for them too.

By the Athnova Care team · Updated 2026-09-29

What works wherever your parent lives

The daily WhatsApp check-in, at the time you choose on their own clock, in English, nine Indian languages, or Urdu, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese, French, Filipino, Indonesian, German, Italian, Turkish and Romanian.
A reminder when they do not reply, and an alert to every family member on the plan.
The right emergency number. If your parent says they are unwell, the reply quotes the emergency number of the country they live in.
Local contacts. A neighbour or relative near them is asked to look in when nobody can reach them.
Medicine reminders, readings and reports, read from photos and shown as trends.
The monthly summary and the emergency card.

Where the follow-up phone call reaches

Today: 25 countries, including India, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. In other countries a missed check-in goes from the reminder straight to your alert, and the app tells you so when you add the number. We switch countries on as families ask for them — write to care@athnova.in.

What is arranged in India only

Refills through your parent’s local chemist.
Home blood tests and other requests to partners.
The city emergency guides on this site.

Country by country

Parent lives in	Emergency number quoted	WhatsApp check-in	Follow-up phone call
India	112 (ambulance 108)	✓	✓
United States	911	✓	✓
Canada	911	✓	✓
United Kingdom	999	✓	✓
Ireland	112	✓	✓
United Arab Emirates	999 (ambulance 998)	✓	✓
Saudi Arabia	911 (ambulance 997)	✓	✓
Qatar	999	✓	✓
Kuwait	112	✓	✓
Oman	9999	✓	✓
Bahrain	999	✓	✓
Singapore	995	✓	✓
Malaysia	999	✓	✓
Australia	000	✓	✓
New Zealand	111	✓	✓
Germany	112	✓	✓
France	112 (ambulance 15)	✓	✓
Netherlands	112	✓	✓
Italy	112	✓	✓
Spain	112	✓	Not yet
Switzerland	112 (ambulance 144)	✓	Not yet
Sweden	112	✓	Not yet
South Africa	112 (ambulance 10177)	✓	✓
Kenya	999	✓	✓
Mauritius	114	✓	✓
Nigeria	112	✓	Not yet
Sri Lanka	1990	✓	Not yet
Nepal	102	✓	Not yet
Bangladesh	999	✓	Not yet
Hong Kong	999	✓	Not yet
Japan	119	✓	✓
Philippines	911	✓	Not yet
Thailand	1669	✓	Not yet

Emergency numbers are listed only where we are certain of them. A country that is not in this table can still be added: the check-in works wherever WhatsApp does, except China, North Korea, Iran, Syria, Cuba and Russia.

In their language

Urdu · Spanish · Arabic · Portuguese · French · Filipino · Indonesian · German · Italian · Turkish · Romanian — as well as English and nine Indian languages. All languages →

Guides by country

How to add a parent who lives abroad

Enter their WhatsApp number with the country code, for example +44 for the UK.
The app shows the country it found and the emergency number there. If the country has several time zones, choose theirs.
Choose their language and the time of the daily check-in, on their clock.
They tap “Yes, I agree” on WhatsApp. Nothing is sent before that.

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Questions families ask

My parents live in the UK and I live in India. Can I use it?

Yes. It does not matter which of you is abroad. You add your parent’s number with its country code, they agree on WhatsApp, and the daily check-in runs on their local time.

Which languages can a parent abroad use?

English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam or Punjabi — and Urdu, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese, French, Filipino, Indonesian, German, Italian, Turkish or Romanian. Any of the 21, wherever they live.

Will the messages say 112?

No. Each message quotes the emergency number of the country your parent lives in — 999 in the UK, 911 in the US and Canada, 000 in Australia. Where we are not certain of the number, the message says "your local emergency number".

Is there a phone call if they do not reply?

In 25 countries, including India, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, yes. In other countries the phone call is not switched on yet: a missed check-in is followed by a reminder and then an alert to you.

Can you arrange tests or medicines outside India?

No. Tests, refills and the chemist service are arranged in India only. Medicine reminders, readings, reports and the monthly summary work everywhere.

Does it cost more?

No. $12 a month or $99 a year for the whole family, wherever your parents live.

Athnova Care tracks and coordinates care. It does not diagnose, prescribe or replace a doctor, and it is not an emergency service. In an emergency, call the emergency number of the country your parent is in.