• Project Lifesaver is a cooperative effort between the Brockton Police
  Department and the Brockton Council on Aging TRIAD/SALT
  Councils to provide free radio tracking devices to families of
  Alzheimer's Victims and families with autistic or Downe Syndrome
  children; that are at risk of wandering from home and getting lost.
   
• Brockton Project Lifesaver is offered FREE to Brockton residents
  thanks to generous donations from Signature Healthcare,
  The Enterprise Club, Bay State Gas and National Grid. and
  The Goddard Health Foundation

Questions:

• Why Join Project Lifesaver?
  
       1. 50% of Americans over age 85 have Alzheimer’s
       2. 59% of people with Alzheimer’s develop wandering tendencies
       3. Autism occurs in 1 in 166 births
       4. Downs syndrome occurs in 1 on 100 births
       5. A missing person’s survival rate drops 50% after the first
           24 hours there're missing
       6. Respect and Dignity
   

• How much does the program cost?
  
       Nothing. The program is offered free to Brockton residents
       thanks to the donors above and the Friends of the Council on
      Aging.
   

• Who else has the program?
  
       Project Lifesaver is offered in 42 states with over 650
       communities. Locally it is offered in Brockton, Abington,
       East Bridgewater. West Bridgewater, Plymouth and Norfolk
       County Sheriffs Dept’s
   
• How does it work?
  
       The patient wears the transmitter as a bracelet on their wrist or
       around their ankle.
       As soon as the primary caregiver is aware the person has
       wandered off, they notify the police dept.
       The police will respond for an immediate search of the area and
       the search team will be notified.
       The search teams will respond with the receivers and start
       tracking.
   
• How well does it work?
  
       Since the program started it has had 1776 searches nationwide
       with a 100 percent success rate with an average search lasting
       30 minutes or less.
   
• Why not use GPS?
  
       Not as reliable.
       There is an issue with receiving the signal in buildings or
        thick wooded areas (were a lot of patients tend to go).
       They can be affected by weather and atmospheric conditions.
       The batteries only last 2 or 3 days
   
• Who is responsible for the batteries?
  
       Ultimately the primary care giver has to check the battery daily.
       The police or a volunteer with replace the battery every 30 days.
   
• How do I enroll?
  
       Call Officer Tom Donahue (508) 941-0200 to set up an
       appointment for an interview. That's it.
   

Brockton Project Lifesaver is supported donations from local organizations and businesses, such as:

THE ENTERPRISE CLUB (Campello Veteran's Firemen's Association)

SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE @ Brockton Hospital

BAY STATE GAS

BROCKTON COUNCIL ON AGING

THE GODDARD HEALTH FOUNDATION

THE THREE STOOGES GOLD TOURNAMENT