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Building the citizen’s Silver Alert

By Michael Coyle Posted on 12/09/2014 Posted in Blog Entry No Comments Tagged with alzheimer's, Autism, dementia, silver alert
Building the citizen’s Silver Alert

In the absence of a Silver Alert for BC, myself and a team of others developed a Citizen-led Silver Alert system

Dementia Prevention and Search Resources

By Michael Coyle Posted on 04/12/2013 Posted in Blog Entry No Comments Tagged with alzheimer's, dementia, resource, SAR
Dementia Prevention and Search Resources

A list of resources to help prevent the wandering of people with dementia, and to assist SAR groups to search for them

Silver Alert

By Michael Coyle Posted on 25/11/2013 Posted in Blog Entry 1 Comment Tagged with alert. silver alert, alzheimer's, Autism, dementia, technology
Silver Alert

The silver alert is an example of an alert for a vulnerable missing person in an urban setting that can help find people with dementia who wander.

Tracking people with dementia when they wander

By Michael Coyle Posted on 20/11/2013 Posted in Blog Entry 1 Comment Tagged with alzheimer's, dementia, SAR, technology
Tracking people with dementia when they wander
Project Lifesaver Tracking Equipment

There are various technologies available to track missing subjects with dementia that allow trained searchers to locate them.

Provincial Dementia Action Plan for BC

By Michael Coyle Posted on 19/11/2013 Posted in Short Posts No Comments Tagged with alzheimer's, dementia, education, prevention, SAR
Provincial Dementia Action Plan for BC

Province of BC has a Dementia Action plan that makes no mention of prevention, education or response to subjects that wander, a life threatening situation.

Searching for Missing people with Dementia

By Michael Coyle Posted on 18/11/2013 Posted in Blog Entry 3 Comments Tagged with alzheimer's, dementia, SAR
Searching for Missing people with Dementia

Many people don’t know that wilderness SAR teams are often called to search for subjects with dementia in BC, and it is one of the hardest parts of our job.

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