Scandinavian researchers have been trialling GPS systems that allows real-time tracking of dementia sufferers. ... GPS app used to keep track of dementia patients By Leon Gettler. January 29, 2013 ...

Patients of Alzheimer's, the leading cause of dementia, can easily become confused or disoriented, and it's common for them to wander from their home and not be able to find their way back.

Should patients with dementia who wander wear an electronic tracking device? Experts debated this issue in the Head to Head section of the June 20 online issue of the BMJ. For his part, Rupert ...

Home technology helped locate 80-year-old Margaret Gallaway who went missing for nearly seven days last week, but no system is perfect for keeping dementia patients safe, according to officials at ...

The disease causes memory loss as it destroys brain cells and accounts for 50% to 70% of all dementia cases. There is no cure for Alzheimer’s, although symptoms can be treated to lessen its affects.

LONDON A British police force is hoping to save time and money by giving a few dementia patients GPS tracking devices, a technique already used by health and welfare agencies but condemned by some ...

The NHS in Dorset is trialling a tracking device to keep dementia patients safe. It is an insole that a patient places in his or her shoe. It helps to keep tabs on the wearer so that relatives and ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - Local Alzheimer's disease patients are participating in a pilot program to see if GPS tracking devices are helpful if a patient gets lost or wanders away from home. More than ...

I just saw this post on the PR Newswire and had to call it to your attention. Omnilink Systems, GTX Corp and Aetrex have come together to develop the GPS Shoe for people with Alzheimer's, dementia, ...

The NHS in Dorset is trialling a tracking device to keep dementia patients safe. It is an insole that a patient places in his or her shoe. It helps to keep tabs on the wearer so that relatives and ...