The city of Plano is starting a new program to check on senior citizens who are staying home in an effort to prevent COVID-19. Under the program, city staffers will be calling Plano senior citizens to ask how they are doing, answer questions and provide connections to community resources, if needed.

Seniors can get on the call list by filling out a brief form at surveymonkey.com/r/SeniorCall.

Any seniors needing immediate assistant may contact the city’s call center between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, at 972-941-5922.

The outreach program also comes with a word of caution about would-be scammers. Senior citizens are advised to give no information to anyone who calls and claims to be with the city but asks for financial details, other personal information, or to enter their home. Seniors who receive calls asking for such information are advised to hang up and immediately call the Plano Police Department’s non-emergency number at 972-424-5678.

More information about COVID-19 is available on the city’s website.