Where are those who wandered found?
Nine out 10 people are localized at 2 miles beyond their residence on average. He/she is found near a road, in a ditch or in the neighboring countryside which complicates the quest to find these individuals when reported lost.
How do those who wander behave?
- Usually, they neither cry for help scream nor answer when someone calls for them, which makes locating them more difficult.
- They often try to reach the same place.
- Those who have already wandered away are more likely to do so again.
Who's at risk?
- Everyone is at risk for wandering. However, a person may be at risk for wandering if he or she:
- Returns from a regular walk or drive later than usual
- Tries to fulfill former obligations, such as going to work
- Tries or wants to "go home" even when at home
- Is restless, paces or makes repetitive movements
- Has difficulty locating familiar places like the bathroom, bedroom or dining room
- Checks the whereabouts of familiar people
- Acts as if doing a hobby or chore, but nothing gets done (moves around pots and dirt without actually planting anything)
- Appears lost in a new or changed environment
Causes
- Wandering can be caused by several factors, including:
- Medication side effects
- Stress
- Confusion related to time
- Restlessness
- Agitation
- Anxiety
- Inability to recognize familiar people, places and objects
- Fear arising from the misinterpretation of sights and sounds
- Desire to fulfill former obligations, such as going to work or looking after a child
Tips to reduce wandering
- Encourage movement and exercise to reduce anxiety, agitation and restlessness
- Ensure all basic needs are met (toileting, nutrition, thirst)
- Involve the person in daily activities, such as folding laundry or preparing dinner
- Place color-matching cloth over doorknobs to camouflage
- Redirect pacing or restless behavior
- Place a mirror near doorways. The reflection of a person's own face will often stop him or her from exiting the door.
- Reassure the person if he or she feels lost, abandoned or disoriented
Tips to protect a loved one from wandering and getting lost
- Enroll the person in our Trac-Pro GPS Tracking Program.
- Inform your neighbors and local emergency responders of the person's condition and keep a list of their names and telephone numbers.
- Keep your home safe and secure by installing deadbolt or slide-bolt locks on exterior doors and limiting access to potentially dangerous areas.
- Never lock the person with dementia in a home without supervision.
- Be aware that the person may not only wander by foot but also by car or by other modes of transportation.
Tips for preparing for emergencies
- Keep a list of emergency phone numbers and addresses of the local police and fire departments, hospitals, and poison control as well as our Monitoring center's 800 number
- Keep a list of physicians phone numbers and current medications (with dosages)
- Keep copies of legal documents (living will, power of attorney, etc.)
- Check fire extinguishers and smoke alarms
GPS Tracking of Alzheimer Wanderers
Locate a person who is "Wandering" due to Alzheimer's in minutes!
Over 125,000 critical wandering incidents occur each year where individuals with Alzheimer's Disease wandered away from their homes or care facilities. In the year 2040 this number could grow to over half a million.
Wintertime or times of extreme weather conditions are some of the riskiest times for a loved one to wander off.
Generally if an individual is found within 24 hours they are returned safely, however after 24 hours the survival rate drops down to 46%. Chances are that your loved one will become separated from you at least once during the course of the disease either at a crowded shopping center or while you are busy with chores. Awareness of the problem can result in reduced injury and death.
Distributors of cutting edge Alzheimer`s patient GPS tracking devices for victim's of the disease that have wandering behavior.
With over 5,000,000 people with Alzheimer's in the USA the number of wandering incidents is over 60% with a very large number of fatal wandering episodes.
Product is designed for care facilities, hospitals and families that choose to care for a loved one in their private residence.
Advanced GPS tracking within 5 feet of the device that utilizes state of the art technology which allow tracking within buildings.
Currently , we are looking for a vendor who offers this type of device..visit back often.
Their system will alert you in two or more ways; automatically by email or text message.
In any of our notification formats you will receive the notification within minutes of the person wearing our device leaving an "Inclusion" zone that you have chosen.
This is the first GPS tracking device with practical application for the medical community and families and those with Alzheimer's and Autism.
- Provides real-time tracking
- Allows for remote setting and viewing
- Set thousands of inclusion/exclusion zones.
- All information is automatically stored in real time.
- Access to our 24/7 monitoring center to help in a wandering event!
- Easily programmable, no need to learn a complicated system
- Check your family member's whereabouts anywhere..from your easy chair at home, from
the office or your vehicle.