You could try something this (This will write to standard output):
#!/bin/sh
while true
do
ps -ef | grep --silent <string you are looking for> | grep -v grep
if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
echo "Process <string you are looking for> is up and running"
else echo "Process <string you are looking for> is boned"
fi
sleep 600
done

Where <string you are looking for> is the string you are looking for