Help finding lost dementia patients

[snowylynne]

Found this on another website. www.projectlifesaver.org/site/

Project Lifesaver International

How Project Lifesaver Works
Project Lifesaver relies on state-of-the-art technology and a specially trained search and rescue team. People who are part of the Project Lifesaver program wear a personalized bracelet that emits a tracking signal. When caregivers notify the local Project Lifesaver agency that the person is missing, a search and rescue team responds to the wanderer's area and starts searching with the mobile locater tracking system. Search times have been reduced from hours and days to minutes. In over 200 searches, there have been no reported serious injuries or deaths. Recovery times average less than 30 minutes.

The Project Lifesaver bracelet is much more than a passive ID bracelet. It is a one-ounce battery-operated radio wrist transmitter emitting an automatic tracking signal every second, 24 hours a day. The signal is tracked on the ground or in the air over several miles. As each bracelet has a unique radio frequency, the Project Lifesaver search team positively locates and identifies the person who has wandered away from home or a care facility.

comment - this works in areas where the local law enforcement (usually the sherrif) have purchased the needed tracking device


Project Lifesaver International
www.projectlifesaver.org/site/
Map of covered regions
Click resources--->Map

Care Trak international
www.caretrak.com/index.php
List of counties with Project Lifesaver
www.caretrak.com/lifesaver/counties.php

[7battlestars]

Thanks Snowylynne for posting this. Yea for technology.

Many of you know that the defining moment for my Dad's AL placement was when he wandered away in a snowstorm. He was found 9 blocks from home at the Safeway (grocery store) and returned home by a good samaritan. I shudder to think if someone with evil intent had found him.

Then in our community (Loveland) about 3 weeks ago, an 80-something man with alz spent the day bowling. He drove himself in his vintage Ford Grand Torino. On the usual route home, a street was closed due to the construction of a Wal-Mart. He got lost, ended up in a field about 15 miles north of here, where he perished from hypothermia. He was found in his car 3 days later.

Technology could have saved him, I guess.

[snowylynne]

Dang,that's too bad.

[Myoriah]

Thanks SnowyLynne! I will check into this and may change the focus of getting Safe Return bracelets into the hands of low income people and getting these devices instead. For now at least the Safe Return bracelets is better than nothing at all.

[norbert1]

The transmitters used in Project Life Saver are manufactured by Care Trak. There is a place on their website where you can see if the sherrif Dept in your area participates in the program.

You actually buy the transmitter from the sherrif. (It costs about $225 from caretrak (I think)- the company does not sell direct to the public. ) Some sherrif depts have rental programs. Some have reduced cost programs for those needing financial help - they have been able to get local charities to help with the cost of the transmitters. The new battery comes in the mail every month - for $7.

Norbert

[Myoriah]

For some reason I've been unable to get on the web site that was mentioned. Perhaps the server is down or something. Thanks for the added information.

[MaryKathryn]

Thank you dear Lynne and Norbert for your information.

I have tried to log on several times but the website seems to be down. I shall keep trying.

It may be just what I may need to consider getting for my husband; he loves to walk and walk, always did and there may come a time that this device is the only thing that wouldl find him, if God forbid, he were to slip from my view.

Wishing you both a great day!
MaryKathryn

[snowylynne]

I've been worrying myself over this post.I only remember posting the URL.I must be slipping,lol.

[norbert1]

Sorry Lynne,

I saw your post and added info that I had recently found. Stop racking your brain.

Norbert

[imagranny]

Norbert,

I think that is a bad link.

Can you help us?

Thanks!

[norbert1]

There website address seems to work funny. You may be better off to do a google search on "Project Lifesaver International"

Project Lifesaver International
www.projectlifesaver.org/site/
Map of covered regions
Click resources---Map
www.projectlifesaver.org/site/

Care Trak international
www.caretrak.com/index.php
List of counties with Project Lifesaver
www.caretrak.com/lifesaver/counties.php

Norbert

[Myoriah]

Thanks Norbert! I found some contact information for my area. Although it is an excellent idea I think I will have to get more people involved in fundraising and generate more funds before we can do something like that. It would be nice if we could afford to give the bracelets away to people who needed them for their loved one with Alzheimer's.

[Brad]

The web site only partially works. It sure sounds good to me, but 225.00 for us that are SS only thats a pretty heavy price. Think I will have to stick to safe return, and just stay real close to my Judy

[Myoriah]

Yes, Brad that is what I was thinking. Since not all areas where I'm located are covered right now it would be better to stick to "Safe Return" bracelets for now. I would be able to provide six "Safe Return" bracelets for low income people in comparison to one of these devices. At least in my opinion the bracelets are better than nothing at all.