When people are at risk of going missing, families and police can log in to an app and track where they are.
The last time Len Jenkins was found wandering the streets near his home in Portishead a concerned stranger made sure he was returned safely.Len's dementia means he cannot always remember where he is. His carers have put signs on his front door telling him not to go out alone but still he occasionally forgets.But he now has a new way to keep an eye on his father.
Keith adds:"I could put him in a home where he will be 100% safe… or I could bring him home where he wanted to be where he's probably not quite as safe. "Over the last 18 years of my police service it's been a regular occurrence and, in fact, I've seen it more in recent years where we're getting more and more calls to people who've got dementia who are being found by members of the public, either lost or in a distressed state," Sergeant King says.
"So it was these sorts of incidents that led me to look into a solution to this to better safeguard people."The devices were funded by local companies Bristol Water and Wessex Water.
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