Safely Home™ is a national program designed to protect persons at risk of becoming lost. A comprehensive physical description of the registered individual is stored in a confidential database and is shared with search and rescue and law enforcement personnel. Participants receive a bracelet and ID cards. A one-time fee of $35.00 applies. Registration forms are available at our society office.

• Targeted audience: Care Facilities
• Search is a real emergency when persons with Alzheimer's disease become lost. Your facility and staff need to be adequately prepared to deal with an emergency of this kind. This course will help you to understand the characteristics of Alzheimer's disease, concepts of emergency preparedness and how to plan for and prepare to carry out search emergency procedures.

• Targeted audience: Police and Emergency Services
• Alzheimer's disease provides unique challenges to emergency search and rescue efforts. This course will assist police and emergency services to learn about the distinguishing characteristics of persons with Alzheimer's disease who may become lost; effective communication strategies to use when interacting with the public; the Safely Home™ program; and vital information to help reunite lost persons with their family members.
• Register online at: http://www.safelyhome.ca/en/onlinetraining/onlinetraining.asp

• Safely Home™ is a nationwide program designed by the Alzheimer Society of Canada in partnership with the RCMP.
• It speeds up the search process to find those who become lost and return them home safely.
• Information to help identify the missing person is stored in a confidential database that police officers anywhere in Canada can access.
• An ID bracelet with an identification number allows quick access to this database.

• Safely Home™ is for anyone who has the potential to go missing due to memory loss, difficulty communicating, or who is unable to problem solve well under pressure.
• Up to 60% of people diagnosed with Alzheimer Disease or a related disorder eventually become lost.
• Those who have not yet exhibited wandering behaviour or getting lost in familiar places have a potential risk of doing so.
• A person benefits from being registered regardless of where he or she lives. Even those living in a secure unit can become separated from family on outings or appointments.
• All persons with the potential to get lost, become confused and unknowingly put themselves in danger should be registered.

• Register online at: www.safelyhome.ca
• Pick up, or call for, an application form at the Alzheimer Society Perth County
• Download an Application Form.

• When you or a family member are experiencing memory loss or dementia
• When you or a family member have been diagnosed with memory loss or dementia
• When you or a family member are concerned about the risk of becoming lost in the future
• When you or a family member would not be able to communicate who you are or where you live

• Because individuals with dementia are at serious risk of injury or death when they go missing
• Because the best chance for a missing person being found safe is within the first 12 hours
• Because Safely Home™ speeds up the search process
• Because you want to protect those with dementia from harm
• Because individuals with dementia get lost even in familiar places
• Because individuals with dementia may be unable to tell their name or address
• Because individuals with dementia may believe they must be somewhere and start to go there
• Because you need to have peace of mind that this added protection is in place when needed

• Mail your completed application along with a one-time registration fee of $35.00 to the Alzheimer Society of Canada. (The registration fee is waived for some Veterans.)

• Carry a recent colour photo of the person in your wallet with height and weight on the back
• Use lock or bolt above and below eye level, door alarms, child monitor
• Provide regular exercise and activities to prevent boredom
• Provide adequate lighting for safe night wandering
• Put name tags in the person's clothing and wallet
• Put reflector strips on outdoor clothing

• Give the ID bracelet as a jewellery gift
• Give the bracelet to the person's physician and ask the doctor to present the bracelet and put it on the person
• Present the ID bracelet at different times of the day on different days
• Place the ID bracelet on the dominant hand
• Place the ID bracelet next to current jewellery
• Have matching bracelets for spouses
• Adapted from the U.S. Alzheimer Association