What Would You do if Your Loved One Became Lost?
Safe Return

 

For safety and peace of mind

The Alzheimer's Association's Safe Return program was created to assist emergency services and private citizens identify people with Alzheimer's disease and help them return home quickly.

Safe Return provides:

Assistance in locating a missing person
When a person registered in Safe Return is lost, the family can contact the program's emergency 800 number. Callers receive guidance on searching the area, contacting the police, and reporting the person missing. If necessary, a "missing person" notice is created and distributed in areas where the person may have traveled. Safe Return stays in contact if a search is initiated and offers advice to caregivers afterward.

Help for a lost or disoriented individual
Someone who finds a lost person can call the national 800 number listed on the person's Safe Return identification item (jewelry, clothing label or wallet card). Safe Return operators are available to help 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Registration with Safe Return provides:

• Identification items for the memory-impaired person, including a bracelet or necklace, clothing labels and a wallet ID card (also available for caregivers).
• A nationwide, toll-free 800 number to contact when someone is lost or found.
• Registration of important contact information in a national computer database.
• Information about how to reduce wandering and what to do when a loved one becomes lost.
• Connection to more than 83 community-based Alzheimer's Association chapters across the country who provide information and support to families.

Registration
Contact your local chapter (see below) to request a registration form. A nominal registration fee helps offset the cost of registration and identification items.

Compiled by the Lincoln/Greater Nebraska Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, 1999.

For further information about Alzheimer's Disease or related disorders, contact the Alzheimer's Association at:

• Alzheimer's Association of the Great Plains, 402-420-2540 or 1-800-487-2585 (Helpline)
• Midlands Chapter , 402-502-4301 or 1-800-272-3900 (Helpline)