Tracking dementia patients with GPSAn NHS trust has become the first in the country to try fitting dementia patients with tracking devices. The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Mental Health Trust has worked with a technology company to develop an electronic tag for people with the condition. Sue Fulford-Dobson's partner Ian loves to take an evening stroll. Unfortunately, his vascular dementia means he then forgets where he is. "He is fascinated by sunsets," said Sue. "So suddenly at eight o'clock at night he will say: 'There's a lovely sunset; I think I'll just go and see if I can see it better'. And that's when he will disappear. "I mentioned to our GP this was becoming a problem. We'd had a couple of really bad incidents where we'd had to call the police out and he'd been missing for more than 24 hours, overnight." ... [Read More]... Please note: This link will take you to an external web site. LocateMyThings is not responsible for the content of external internet sites and whether the link is still valid. |
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