Dementia or Alzheimer’s

The Alzheimer’s Association has a program called Safe Return. People with dementia or Alzheimer’s have a tendency to wander and in response to that need, MedicAlert and the Alzheimer’s Association developed nationwide emergency response to aid in their safe return.

Enrollment in the program includes:

• 24 hour response team
• Individualized MedicAlert jewelry with engraved emergency response number
• Community support network of law enforcement and local Association chapters will be activated.

More information:

http://www.alz.org

Toll Free Emergency Response line: 1.800.625.3780

Community and State Information:

http://www.ready.gov/america/local/index.html

The following special needs checklist was adapted from the special needs card found on http://www.dps.state.vt.us/vem/. Any agency or organization can use this checklist to track where people are that may need special help during a disaster.