T.A.P. - Telephone Assurance Program

Do you live alone? Are you just recuperating after a hospital stay? Do you want to feel secure that someone is checking on you daily? If you answer yes to these questions then the telephone assurance program can be of service to you 410-939-5730

Telephone Assurance Program, a free service daily person to person contact for seniors who live in Harford County. The T.A.P. service for individuals who live alone, are alone during the day, or have medical problems but wish to maintain their independence by remaining in their home.

The individual who participates in this FREE service provides the T.A.P. service with a medical history and an emergency contact person or neighbor, who consents to participating in the Good Neighbor Program. Their duties are to check on the well-being of the participant when the volunteer with T.A.P. is unable to reach them by telephone. A call back to the T.A.P. office is required. All information provided is kept confidential.

State, county and local police agencies participate in the program as an emergency check in the event the T.A.P. participant or good neighbor cannot be reached. Police officers in the participants jurisdiction is contacted by the volunteer with the T.A.P. to check on the well being of the senior and make contact with the T.A.P. volunteer on duty.

The T.A.P. office is located at Citizens Care & Rehabilitation Center 415 South Market St. Havre de Grace, Maryland 21078. For additional information on the Telephone Assurance Program, contact Janet McDonald @ 410-939-5500 ext 243 or call the T.A.P. office during the hours of operation: 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. 420-939-5730.