Patti's Comments: I am sorry that this is such a growing concern, but glad to see preventive steps that can be taken.
From ABC News: (click for entire article)
A new public safety program was announced in Genesee County Tuesday. The program, called "Keeping Seniors Safe," is an effort to help local law enforcement quickly assist those suffering from dementia or Alzheimer's when they wander off. The statistics are alarming. "We have about five million people that now have some form of dementia, and 60 percent of those people from the tracking that they do have wondered away," said Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell.
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