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Silver Alert

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Silver Alert
A missing persons tracking system slowly being implemented in the US, which is modelled after the Amber Alert system for missing children. The Silver Alert system—named for seniors’ silver hair—is designed to provide early warning that an elderly person with dementia has gone missing (half of those not found within 24 hours suffer serious injury or death) and provide a means—a radio bracelet—of locating that person
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com/prnh/20100112/DC36305LOGO) "The first family's commitment to the Alzheimer's cause has resulted in a Silver Alert program signed into law by the Governor earlier this year as well as the launch of an Alzheimer's State Plan Steering Committee," said James Wessler, President/CEO of the Alzheimer's Association, MA/NH Chapter.
Alzheimer's Association Announces 2010 Awards by PR Newswire
Other proposals include creation of a Silver Alert, modeled after the Amber Alert for missing children, that would be used in alerting Bay State communities in cases involving missing and endangered older adults (H 603); and establishment of grants for education programs to reduce the risk of falls by seniors (S 318).
Beacon Hill Roll Call; A sampling of how your elected officials voted by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
A Silver Alert was issued for Silliman after he was reported missing by his parents.
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