Abstract

About 40% of patients who have Alzheimer's disease get lost outside their homes during the course of their illness, presenting a substantial risk to their safety. Current methods of managing wandering behaviour include confinement, restraint, institutionalisation in care homes, and more recently electronic tracking. On December 27, 2007, the UK Alzheimer's Society published a position statement supporting the use of tracking technology in patients with Alzheimer's disease.

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