Palm Beach County Commission approves locator bracelets for Alzheimer’s patients

The Palm Beach County Commission recently funded a pilot program that assists individuals and families affected by Alzheimer’s disease. The commission on June 21, 2016 approved a $20,000-plus contract to provide 100 Alzheimer’s patients with electronic ID locator bracelets.

Due to Alzheimer’s disease, many senior citizens with the disease tend to forget basic personal information, wander off, and become disoriented. The ID bracelets aim to combat these dangerous situations by allowing law enforcement to quickly find a patient’s location by land or air.

The commission also accepted a contract with Gulfstream Goodwill Industries worth up to $40,000 to grant hearing aids and other interpreting services to senior citizens.