{"id":372555,"date":"2026-07-14T14:21:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T14:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/372555\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T14:21:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T14:21:12","slug":"arlington-police-offer-weekly-wellness-checks-for-seniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/372555\/","title":{"rendered":"Arlington Police Offer Weekly Wellness Checks for Seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Published on July 14, 2026<\/p>\n


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By Office of Communication<\/p>\n

For many older adults, a simple phone call can make a big difference.<\/p>\n

The Arlington Police Department’s Are You OK? Program<\/a> offers free weekly wellness calls to help older residents stay connected, access community resources and provide peace of mind for their loved ones.<\/p>\n

The program serves Arlington residents ages 65 and older who live alone or have a medical condition that requires them to remain at home. Each participant is paired with a trained Arlington Police Department volunteer who calls on the same day each week to check on their well-being, answer questions and identify any needs they may have.<\/p>\n

“It’s just to put their minds at ease \u2014 and maybe their family members’ minds at ease \u2014 knowing that someone’s going to call once a week to check on them and make sure they’re doing okay and see if they need anything,” said Crime Prevention Officer Doug Glotfelty.<\/p>\n

Volunteers can also connect participants with local resources for food assistance, transportation, veterans services and other support programs throughout Tarrant County.<\/p>\n

If a volunteer is unable to reach a participant, the program follows up with the participant’s emergency contact. In urgent situations, volunteers can also transfer the call to 911 for immediate assistance.<\/p>\n

“I had family that lived a long ways away, and there wasn’t a program like this available at the time, but I think it would have been very beneficial,” said Arlington Police Department volunteer Phil Livers. “I know there are a lot of people in the same situations.”<\/p>\n

Registering is simple. Participants provide basic information, including their name, address, phone number, emergency contact and their preferred day and time to receive a call.<\/p>\n

Are You Okay Program Registration Form<\/a><\/p>\n

To qualify, participants must:<\/p>\n


\nBe an Arlington resident.
\nBe 65 years of age or older.
\nHave a working telephone.
\nLive alone or have a medical condition that requires them to remain at home. <\/p>\n

Exceptions may be made for residents with serious health issues or limited family contact. Residents of assisted living facilities are not eligible.<\/p>\n

Those who need assistance with registration can contact Crime Prevention Officer Doug Glotfelty at 817-459-6072 or by email at Doug.Glotfelty@ArlingtonTX.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published on July 14, 2026 By Office of Communication For many older adults,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":372556,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[150,152,151],"class_list":["post-372555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arlington","tag-arlington","tag-arlington-headlines","tag-arlington-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372555\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/372556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=372555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=372555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}