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The Alzheimer's Association Safe Return program
assists in the safe and timely return of individuals with Alzheimer's
disease and related dementias who wander and become lost.
SAFE RETURN BENEFITS INCLUDE:
- IDENTIFICATION PRODUCTS
Program participants receive an identifying
bracelet or necklace, clothing labels and wallet cards. These
items are inscribed with the toll-free crisis number and alert
others that the individual is memory impaired and may need assistance.
Identification bracelet or necklaces are also available for caregivers
to wear to alert others to look after the individual if the caregiver
becomes incapacitated.
- NATIONAL INFORMATION/PHOTO DATABASE
Registration in a national database that
includes important emergency contact information and photograph
to help reunite lost individuals with their caregivers no matter
where they wander.
- 24 HOUR TOLL-FREE CRISIS LINE
A nationwide toll-free number is available
24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to contact when an individual
is lost or found.
- FAX ALERT NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
A fax alert system is capable of sending
missing person information and photos anywhere in the country.
- LOCAL ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION CHAPTER SUPPORT
A nationwide network of over 200 community-based
chapters provides support and guidance to families and caregivers.
- WANDERING BEHAVIOR INFORMATION AND TRAINING
One of the most alarming and potentially
life-threatening behaviors associated with Alzheimer's disease
and related dementias is wandering. Safe Return - educates families,
caregivers, emergency personnel, and other community professionals
about how to recognize the sign of dementia, prevent unsafe wandering,
and effectively use the Safe Return program.
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