Medication reminders
A warm voice that reminds, gently.
A family member adds the medication. At the right time, MeMe Care speaks the reminder in the warm voice your parent already knows. No alarms. No phone skills required.
What it does
Reminders that sound like a patient person.
Not another alarm to dismiss. A spoken reminder in the voice they already trust from the app.
Once, twice, or four times a day.
Morning pills, noon pills, before-bed pills — any schedule a pharmacist writes down, MeMe Care speaks at the right time.
The same warm voice, every time.
No robotic alarm. Just "Margaret, it's time for your morning blood-pressure medication. It's the small white pill."
Family sees the reminder was heard.
They acknowledge with a word or a tap. The family dashboard shows a quiet green check. No check = a natural reason to call.
How it works
Three steps. One-time setup.
Set once from the family dashboard. Let the phone handle the rest.
- 1
Family adds the medication.
From the family dashboard, add the medication name, dose, and schedule. Three minutes once.
- 2
MeMe Care speaks the reminder.
At the right time, the phone says the reminder in the voice your parent chose during setup. No tap needed to hear it.
- 3
Acknowledge, skip, or snooze.
"I took it" / "Not yet" / "Remind me in fifteen minutes." Voice or tap — whichever is easier that day.
Why it matters
Medication adherence is the quiet crisis.
Somewhere between 40 and 75 percent of older adults don't take their medications exactly as prescribed — one of the top preventable reasons hospitalizations happen. The problem isn't willingness. It's forgetting, it's complicated schedules, it's not being able to read a small-print label at 7am.
MeMe Care doesn't lecture anyone about adherence. It speaks up at the right time, in a voice the person already trusts, and it remembers so your parent doesn't have to. Family sees whether reminders are being heard — not to monitor, but to notice when something's changed.
We'll never tell your parent to "take it anyway" if they've skipped. The pharmacist is the right person for that conversation. MeMe Care just keeps them from missing the window in the first place.
Common questions.
Does MeMe Care give medical advice about the medication?
Never. MeMe Care reads the label and reminds at the right time. It defers every question about dosing, interactions, or side effects to the pharmacist. That line stays firm.
What if my parent misses a reminder?
MeMe Care speaks it once, then asks if they want to snooze or skip. If there's no response, the family dashboard shows the reminder wasn't acknowledged — and you can check in without needing to call "just in case."
Can the reminder be in Spanish?
Yes. MeMe Care is fully English and Spanish. Pick the language during setup; every reminder, prompt, and dashboard element honors it.
Does this require a smart speaker or extra hardware?
No. Just the iPhone (or Android, coming soon). The reminder plays on the phone they already carry. No Alexa, no Echo, no new device to learn.
Can I update the schedule when the pharmacist changes the prescription?
Yes — from the family dashboard on the web. Change the dose, time, or add a new prescription. The next reminder uses the new schedule.
Be first to know.
MeMe Care is in private beta now — iPhone first, Android next. We'll email once when it's ready.