New Technology Locates Lost Adults

From bloglongtermcare.com:

Getting lost can be a serious problem for adults with Alzheimers, and
now a new solution is being introduced by EmFinders™. EmFinders™ is a
Texas-based technology company with a single focus: to adapt existing,
affordable and rapidly deployable technology for the purpose of
locating impaired adults and children who wander and become lost. Its
first product consists of an inexpensive wearable device and an
activation service, which are linked to 9-1-1 emergency response
systems. It takes advantage of existing cell phone location technology,
which already is in place in 90% of the USA. Unlike GPS-based
solutions, the EmFinders system works even if the wearer wanders inside
a building or underneath a large structure. EmFinders will introduce
this device and location service first in Texas in early 2009. It will
be available nationally in the spring of 2009. The only requirement is
the familiarization of 9-1-1 operators by local authorities, which can
be done quickly and inexpensively.

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