Hi, my mum has recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and last week she wondered off for 7 hours before the police found her the other side of town. Can anyone recommend a tracking device, she doesn't own a mobile and gets a bit aggressive if we mention the Alzheimer's. Thank you
Hi Faypar
I know that forum rules are against naming products or companies but it is difficult to respond to a such a request without doing so? So hopefully, this will be okay.
My wife has a Vega GPS watch, which is a little bit bulky but can be fitted with a strap that makes it easy to remove, or one that requires a little plastic thingy to unclasp it. (which is what she has). I believe you can either buy or rent but there are ongoing monitoring charges. We were lucky, as our local care navigator organisations (who partner our LA) provided it FOC.
You don't say if your mum lives with you or anyone else but if she is alone, then it may be difficult for you to ensure that she wears one of these or any other tracking type device? You can get ones where you "hide" the device in clothing, purse etc but again, you are reliant on the person taking that item with them?
As a back up, I discovered that Kent Police are running a scheme where you effectively complete a "vulnerable people missing person" report. This entails filling out a form that gives information about the person, description etc and places that they may go to (past addresses, schools, favourite haunts etc). The idea is that a "ghost" missing person report is created so that if the worse happens, a huge amount of time is saved and they can start looking (resources/priorities permitting, of course) straightaway.
It may be worth checking if they have anything similar in your mum's area.
Hope this helps.
Phil