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October 25, 2009
New device alerts caregivers when Alzheimer's patients stray too far.
ABC World News (10/21, story 9, 2:30, Gibson) reported that on Oct. 22, "the Alzheimer's Association will begin marketing a device promising Alzheimer's patients more independence, and their caregivers greater peace of mind."
Correspondent John McKenzie explained that "the Alzheimer's Association developed a computer program called Comfort Zone. With this pocket-sized receiver, families can track patients and for the first time, be alerted whenever a patient strays too far." This "service, available for $42 a month, can be used by family members thousands of miles away to set zones and track a patient's movements," either by computer or through "alerts...sent as a text messages to cell phones."
Posted by admin at October 25, 2009 04:55 PM