Plymouth County Tracking For People With Alzheimer’s

There have been several local incidents over the past couple of months of people with Alzheimer’s who have wandered off. While most of them were found unharmed, in one of these cases, the man was found deceased a few days later.

Even if the family has someone with the individual at all times, there is always the risk that they can wander off when a back is turned. The same can happen with children or adults with autism.

The Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department offers a service to provide a tracking system to help these individuals be found if they ever wander off, as explained below. Contact your local police department to find out how to enroll your family member.

The SafetyNet service provides law enforcement with the tools and training to more effectively find and rescue individuals who could or are prone to wandering and becoming lost. It also helps caregivers provide an added layer of protection for loved ones with cognitive conditions from the life-threatening behavior of wandering.

Once a caregiver enrolls their loved one in the service, they receive a SafetyNet Bracelet, which is worn by the person at risk typically on their wrist or ankle. The caregiver provides information about the client to assist in search and rescue, which is then entered into a secure database.

SafetyNet’s secure database contains information on each individual client enrolled in the service so that the search and rescue team can have information on the individual’s personal habits and how he or she should be approached, spoken to and comforted.

 

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