Wandering Prevention & Detection

Nine percent of all the people requiring a SAR response in New Zealand suffer from dementia. The number of people with dementia is expected to double over the next twenty years. It is reasonable to assume that the number of wandering incidents is going to significantly increase.

Wandering has a significant cost to our society in terms of:

• Trauma and some fatalities for those who wander
• Stress, anxiety and upset for caregivers, families and rest home personnel
• Time, financial cost and disruption to Police and Search and Rescue volunteers
• There are well-proven practical systems for preventing unsafe wandering in the first place. If it occurs then there are established systems for locating the wanderers as soon as possible.

Workshop Objectives

By the end of this training you should be able to:

• Develop knowledge and systems to reduce the likelihood of wandering from peoples homes and rest homes
• Develop knowledge and systems to locate wanderers as soon as possible
• Understand how to interact with emergency services
• Differentiate between safe and non-safe wandering
• Understand dementia and why sufferer's act the way they do

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Training Recommended For

This training is recommended for:

• Families/caregivers
• Rest home personnel
• Professionals and volunteers working in the sector

The wandering prevention and detection field is constantly improving. This involves the combined efforts of the dementia and emergency response sectors. This workshop will introduce the latest systems and technology to empower the sector.

Cost

Cost is dependant upon numbers and need. Contact search@sarinz.com for more information