GPS tracking for Alzheimer's patients is an excellent example of how modern technology can support both patients and caregivers. Due to the specificity of this disease, families often report their disappearance. Thanks to GPS technology, it is much easier to find a lost patient.
Disappearance is a major threat to a person suffering from Alzheimer's. It is the greater the more often the patient is left without strict control. Unfortunately, permanent surveillance is usually impossible. Everyone, even the best caregivers, has their own lives and responsibilities. So they face an extremely difficult task.
Modern technology comes to the rescue. A Polish team of specialists has developed one of the first systems for locating people suffering from Alzheimer's. GPS Life allows you to instantly check the location of the patient. The principle of operation of this system is based on the use of the GPS signal. The location of the patient with its use is automatic. Each time he leaves a designated safe area (for example a home), the system sends notifications to the guardians' phones. It is also possible to independently check the position of the student / ward. It is enough to use the Internet or a telephone for this purpose. The most important part of the system is the transmitter, thanks to which precise localization is possible. It also has an SOS button, which allows the patient to immediately call for help.
First Alzheimer's patients are found with GPS Life
GPS Life is a new project, but has already had its first successes. As the caretakers of the searched for people say, it was an invaluable help in search operations. Thanks to him, they were extremely fast and efficient. Lost people were found before anything happened to them and brought safely home.