search and rescue program has received funding from Pacific Blue Cross to expand resources for families whose loved ones have cognitive conditions that cause them to wander. Glen Redden, president of the Search and Rescue Society of British Columbia, said the Project Lifesaver program is aimed at safeguarding individuals who may have a tendency to wander or elope due to a condition such as Alzheimer’s or autism. Project Lifesaver is a program which helps families locate loved ones with cognitive conditions who are liable to wander. has been operating the Project Lifesaver program — which boasts a 100 per cent success rate in finding individuals who elope from a safe setting — in the Greater Victoria area, in partnership with the We Rage We Weep Alzheimers Foundation. “Most of the (Project Lifesaver volunteers) have been touched either directly or indirectly by someone with a cognitive disorder that is at risk for life-threatening wandering behaviour,” Redden said.

Source: thestar September 09, 2018 23:03 UTC