Police in Montreal, Canada are considering using GPS to track people with Alzheimer’s disease. People who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease are often found away from their homes, unable to find their way back.
The Montreal Police Service is looking at how GPS tracking can keep Alzheimer’s disease patients safe.
Daniel Rousseau, a police spokesperson said “For us, the priority is the safety of the population. In cases where citizens go missing because of Alzheimer’s, we want to get involved as quickly as possible to return them.”
This would expand current GPS tracking used to track prisoners and expand it to track those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.
People suffering from Alzheimer’s disease have a 50 percent chance of being injured if they are not discovered within 12 hours of going missing according to Montreal Alzheimer’s Society.
Using GPS tracking will allow Alzheimer’s disease patients to be quickly located and returned to a safer environment.
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