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Free GPS for Alzheimer’s Patients

Dec
31
2005

In New Jersey officials are testing a program where they have given free GPS devices to Alzheimer’s patients. The devices are worn on the wrist much like the Garmin Forerunner line of GPS receivers. Studies have shown that patients can be located in as little as 22 minutes compared to other cases where patients go missing for a day or more.

“This is something they wear 24/7, and they really can’t get it off,” said Barbara Rutan, director of client services for the Office on Aging. “It’s part of the disease process. They do wander,” Rutan said. “This is a great help.”

6 Responses


  1. Do you sell something whereby an Alzheimer’s patient could be found if lost?

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    Maureen Shima - January 22nd, 2007
  2. We do not sell any products.

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    Tim - January 22nd, 2007
  3. Who is it who manufactures this device and provides the service? Is it Garmin?

    I’m very interested to know the results of this study. Very interested. Can you tell me how I can be sure to find out?

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    Martin Eden - May 19th, 2007
  4. An article appeared in the Parade secion of the Aug 8 Newark Star Ledger re a gps navigation device that can be implanted in shoes to track alzheimer patients. Would like to find out more about this device.

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    diane knutelski - August 5th, 2007
  5. My father has Alzheimer’s, I track him with a Verizon Chaperone MIGO GPS phone, I set up child zones and get paged on my Verizon phone as he moves from location to location, and I can also look him up on the computer at https://www.vzwchaperone.com/landing

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    Steve Benassi - October 23rd, 2007
  6. Sentry Technologies, LLC is releasing a GPS device for Alzheimer’s patients in early 2009 – http://www.sentrysilvergps.com

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    Brian [Sentry Technologies] - January 28th, 2009

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