A pilot program of a personal alert and location service for people with dementia was launched by Alzheimer's Australia Vic at their Hawthorn office today.
Safe2Walk® is an easy-to-use GPS and mobile phone device that has been designed to support people’s independence and to reassure carers if a person with dementia goes missing.
The acting CEO of Alzheimer's Australia Vic, Jack Sach, said ‘People becoming disoriented from their usual environments and sometimes lost is quite common amongst people with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. It is distressing for the person and for their families. The Safe2Walk device helps people with dementia to maintain their independence and at the same time reduces stress for carers.”
uploaded: 29 April 2010
