The Wake County Well-Check Program is a program coordinated by Sheriff Donnie Harrison and the Wake County Sheriff’s Office in which participating seniors are automatically checked on by phone 365 days a year. If there is no answer, a second call is placed. If the program participant cannot be reached, the Sheriff’s Office will call the emergency contact numbers on file. If the emergency contacts cannot be reached, the Sheriff’s Office will dispatch a deputy to the participant’s residence to determine if he or she is okay.
Each year at this time, the Sheriff’s Office coordinates the giving of holiday gifts by various organizations to participants in the Well-Check program. This year, as in year’s past, the staff of the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association donated suggested gifts for one of the program participants, a 95 year old Raleigh resident. The Association staff has been doing so each year since 2007. For additional information on the Wake County Well-Check Program contact, the program administrator, Deputy Laura Driver, at 919-856-6495.
