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phone number listed on the bracelet is linked to a network of 17,000 law enforcement agencies, so a lost or wandering individual can be helped even if he or she is far from home.
Free registration for the Safe Return program is now taking place while enrollment funding is available. This free registration is available only through the Northern Virginia Chapter. Ib enroll your loved one, call (703) 3594440.
A person with Alzheimer’s disease or memory impairment may wander for many reasons, according to Priest. They might be searching for someone or something familiar. They may need something and can’t communicate, so they set out to find it. Confused and sometimes unable to ask for help, a person with dementia who gets lost and wanders is at risk from weather, traffic and many other dangers. J “As many as seven out of 10 persons with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia get lost during the course of the disease,” says Priest. “Safe Return is a critical program that provides a safety net for the families of these loved ones.”
When a memory-impaired person is missing, Safe Return works closely with law enforcement agencies leading the search. This information also is faxed directly to the Northern Virginia
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