Saturday, December 29, 2007

Alzheimer's, dementia sufferers and tagging

I first looked into the availability of electronic tagging devices over three years ago when Harry was wandering frequently, the bast at the time was the SOS talisman range which did not provide a means of locating a lost person but ensured they always had essential details on them.

Now the Alzheimer's Society charity "has backed British government proposals to issue dementia sufferers with tracking devices if patients agree.

Concerns have been raised about the ethics of tagging dementia patients to stop them wandering off and the charity itself has in the past worried about the obtrusive nature of some of the tracking devices."

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