Electronic monitoring to help find Alzheimer's patients

By TED SULLIVAN   Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - 10:01 a.m.

The Rock County Sheriff’s Office will soon use its electronic monitoring technology to find people with Alzheimer’s disease, Down syndrome or autism who might be lost.

The sheriff’s office received a grant from the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin to start the program.

People in the program wear a bracelet with a tracking signal. If the person is missing, a search team uses the device and responds to the area.

The sheriff’s office will work with social services and local support groups to find people who might benefit from the program.

Ted Sullivan can be reached at (608) 755-8253, tsullivan@gazettextra.com or follow him on Twitter or Facebook at Rock County Crime.

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RustyRotor
May 18, 2010 at 11:15 a.m.
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Sounds ok to me as long as those doing the monitoring, only monitor when required.

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