Originally published August 6 2005
Alzheimer's patients returned home
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
A new outreach program by the Alzheimer's Association might allow Alzheimer's patients a safe return home. For a small fee, the Association will make every attempt possible to find the wanderer.
To increase enrollment, the Association has announced efforts to promote greater awareness of the program, made possible through a $250,000 grant from MetLife Foundation.
These chapters will seek to increase enrollment in the Safe Return program in their communities, as well as plan best practices that can serve as models for Association chapters across the country.
These chapters will also work to identify collaborative opportunities to educate and engage audiences to build awareness of the wandering issue and Safe Return.
Originally developed in 1993, Safe Return is an identification, support, and enrollment program working at the community level to provide assistance for a person with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia who wanders off and becomes lost; either locally or far from home.
For a one-time enrollment fee of $40, assistance is available 24 hours a day, every day.
"Wandering is a frightening and potentially life-threatening behavior for those with Alzheimer's," said Sibyl Jacobson, President, MetLife Foundation.
"We've seen quite positive results with Safe Return, but feel strongly that greater outreach will allow us to make a difference in the lives of many more families," said Kathryn Kane, Senior Vice President of Brand Management and Marketing at the Alzheimer's Association.
"We're proud of the success of the Safe Return program, and appreciate the support that MetLife Foundation is providing to help spread the word."
The Alzheimer's Association, the world leader in Alzheimer research and support, is the first and largest voluntary health organization dedicated to finding prevention methods, treatments and an eventual cure for Alzheimer's.
For nearly 25 years, the donor-supported, not-for-profit Alzheimer's Association has provided reliable information and care consultation; created supportive services for families; increased funding for dementia research; and influenced public policy changes.
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