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Missing Seniors Return Home

June 3, 2011 By techsuperadmin

About 60 percent of the estimated 5.1 million Americans with Alzheimer’s disease will wander from home sometime in their life. About 70 percent of the wanderers will do so repeatedly. In fact, about 127,000 critical wandering incidents happen each year, the Alzheimer’s Association reports. It’s a frightening reality, as persons with Alzheimer’s can get lost even in their own neighborhood. And many are unable to ask for help or provide their name or address to those who might offer help. As … [Read more...] about Missing Seniors Return Home

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