Project Lifesaver

To help combat the issue of wandering, and the money and resources spent on excruciatingly long searches to help find those that go missing due to cognitive conditions, Project Lifesaver International started a program in 1999. Project Lifesaver is a non-profit organization that is committed to helping families quickly find their loved ones that wander due to Alzheimer's disease, autism, dementia, Down syndrome, and other cognitive conditions. Project Lifesaver trains agencies on how to search for individuals who become lost by utlitizing search and rescue techniques and equipment, as well as how to interact with individuals once they are found to help facilitate a safe escort home. Clients enrolled in the program wear a small, wrist-watch sized transmitter that emits an individualized tracking signal and should the individual wander, public safety agencies are able to rapidly locate them. These efforts have drastically reduced search and rescue times for public safety officials, and they have helped find loved ones quicker and easier with an average search time of 30 minutes or less. To date, Project Lifesaver agencies have rescued over 2,000 missing people on the program, with over 1,100 particpating public safety agencies in 45 states, Canada, and Australia. For more information, please visit http://www.projectlifesaver.org/ or call 1.877.580.LIFE(5433). - Chief Gene Saunders, Founder and CEO, Project Lifesaver International