Harold is mentioned and a plea for information is made at the end of this story about keeping residents safe at a local assisted living and memory care facility. The article states that this facility "came up with a system" for keeping residents safe. Ummmm....no. Pendants with a push button have been in use for at least two decades, if not longer.
OT--Although this facility has a number of security measures in place to protect residents with dementia from wandering, the call button pendant mentioned is pretty worthless for most people dealing with memory issues IMO. Not only do they forget to wear it, but they most likely would not remember to push the button in an emergency. And if they get outside the building it's worthless. We are currently helping an elderly friend with dementia in assisted living. He rarely wears or frequently removes his pendant, and even if he wore it, he would not think to use it if he fell in his room or needed help. I hate to see families given a false sense of security because their loved one has a pendant. Dementia is a beast!
http://ktvl.com/news/local/local-assisted-living-keeps-residents-with-dementia-safe
