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Can anyone recommend a GPS device in the form of a bracelet or necklace so I can track my mother mov

buttonsboomer
buttonsboomer Member Posts: 8
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Looking for a device that my mother can where so I can track her whereabouts? She doesn't always take her phone with her when she goes out. So I thought if she could have a device on that she doesn't remove so I can track here on my phone. She doesn't wander at the moment but I rather be prepared in case she does

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  • H1235
    H1235 Member Posts: 1,810
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    I think even with a necklace or bracelet, you are going to have the same problem as the phone. She may take it off or just not wear it. It might work if you can find a way to attach an air tag to her shoes, as long as she always wears the same shoes. It’s good you are being proactive.

  • notequipped
    notequipped Member Posts: 5
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    http://www.projectlifesaver.info/faqs.html

    In addition, there are a number of other tracking type devices for personal use. Just search on tracking devices for dementia or individuals with cognitive impairment.

  • SDianeL
    SDianeL Member Posts: 3,260
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    many have used air tags placed in shoes. Your local Sheriff Dept will give you a free tracking device, I think it’s a watch, but I don’t think you can track on your phone. It’s for them to track if they wander. You should put locks on all exit doors. Put them up high. Most dementia patients don’t look up. Is your Mom still driving? Does she live alone?

  • buttonsboomer
    buttonsboomer Member Posts: 8
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    https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/271067#Comment_271067

    Thanks for the info. I have an Android and she has a basic phone because she is not tech-savvy. I currently wear a necklace that I don't take off so I thought that could work for her.

  • buttonsboomer
    buttonsboomer Member Posts: 8
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    She does not drive. Let me be clear, she is still self-sufficient and has a routine. I am just trying to be proactive because my mother-in-law began to wander. Her dementia was much worse than my mother's. She lives alone in a 55+ building, and people do check in on her. Air tags require an I-phone and I have an Android. Air tags would not work because she does not wear or carry the same item everyday.

  • djr5958
    djr5958 Member Posts: 2
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    I bought an air tag to know my father's location when he's driving and it turns out that you air tag needs access to the internet to work! I have the air tag in his car but since there is no internet, I still don't know where he goes when he goes out! (He doesn't have a cell phone - he says that they are too heavy.)

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DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
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MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
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