A Bluetooth tracking device to aid the search for older people with dementia who get lost
In: Open access government, Band 36, Heft 1, S. 150-151
ISSN: 2516-3817
A Bluetooth tracking device to aid the search for older people with dementia who get lost
A phone survey of 251 family caregivers of people with dementia(1) found that the prevalence of getting lost among community-dwelling people with dementia was 28%, and the getting lost episodes usually happened from 2 pm to 6 pm (39%) and 6 am to 12noon (28%). Getting lost can affect caregivers and families of older people with dementia – now, a Bluetooth tracking device can assist the search for their loved ones. In this article our authors explore the benefits of wearable technology to aid in the tracking of elderly patents with dementia.