Damyang-gun Provides Free Wandering Detectors to Prevent Missing Dementia Elderly

Issuance of Identification Tags, Establishing a Missing Person Prevention System in Collaboration with Damyang Police Station

[Damyang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Chunsu] On the 21st, Damyang County in Jeonnam announced that it is providing wandering detection devices free of charge to dementia elderly to prevent missing incidents and enable quick discovery in case of disappearance.

The wandering detection device is a portable wristwatch-type terminal utilizing the Global Positioning System (GPS). When a dementia patient leaves a designated area, a message is sent to the registered guardian's smartphone, allowing the location of the individual to be tracked, which is expected to be highly effective in preventing disappearances.

The county has established dementia patient support services to prevent disappearances, including issuing identification tags for potentially wandering elderly, distributing wandering detection devices in cooperation with the Damyang Police Station, and pre-registering fingerprints.

The Dementia Safety Center is promoting various support projects for dementia patients to spread a culture of care for patients and their families.

A health center official stated, “Along with the free provision of wandering detection devices, we will strive to create an environment for the safety of dementia patients and their families through various support projects.”

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