Results of “Should Alzheimer’s Patients Be Electronically Tagged?” Poll
Frequently we read about Alzheimer’s patients who wander away from home or a nursing facility. Fortunately, many of them are found before they die from exposure or other causes.
My mom and aunt both wandered off, (on different occasions) trying to return to their girlhood home. They were found shortly after they escaped from their caregivers.
A friend of ours was not so fortunate. He left his wife at an appointment and failed to return for her. Two weeks later his body was found in a woods about 100 miles from home. He’d driven onto a woods road, gotten his car stuck in the mud, and wandered deeper into the forest.
We hear more and more nowadays about the use of electronic ‘”tagging” devices that will help when Alzheimer’s patients wander away. However, there are people for and against the use of these.
So I decided to run a poll at Alzheiemer’s Notes. The results are in.
Question: Do you think Alzheimer’s patients should be electronically”tagged” for ease in finding them if they wander away from home or caregivers? By far, the majority of those responding to the poll answered YES.
Yes - 80%
No-13%
Undecided - 7%
What do you think? Leave your comments below.
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