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Electronic
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Locator
Systems Corp
Wanderless® System
692 Sumas St.Victoria, BC
Canada
Phone: 250-381-9425;
866-863-5155 (U.S.)
Fax:
250-381-9426
Website: www.locatorsystemscorp.com |
Provides
small devices that can be attached to a wandering person's clothing, bracelets,
etc. They are tracked over a range of several miles with large antennas that are
worn inside the clothing of the caregiver--they are sewn into the back of
jackets, shirts, etc. The locator indicates direction and rough distance only,
using a RF signal. |
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Wherify
2500 Bridge Parkway, Suite
210
Redwood Shores, CA
94065
Phone:
888-WHERIFY
Fax: 650-551-5225
Website: www.wherifywireless.com
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Offers a
large watch that fixes its location via GPS and communicates the location over
cell phone frequencies. The location is displayed on a web page. This is a
first-generation product, and is no longer produced. Second-generation products
(expected to arrive in 2005) will be smaller devices with essentially the same
functionality. |
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Nextel
Phone:
800-639-6111
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Offers
GPS-enabled phones. There are a number of third-party services that will display
the exact location of a phone on a web page (within 10 meters or so, depending
on weather conditions, view of the sky, etc.). |
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Project
Lifesaver
815 Battlefield
Blvd.
S.Chesapeake, VA
23322
Phone:
757-546-5502
Fax: 757-546-5503
Email: contact@projectlifesaver.org
Website:
http://www.projectlifesaver.org
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Provides
a wristwatch-sized device that can be tracked outdoors by a large hand-held
antenna using a RF signal. The antenna has a range of several miles, and
indicates direction and rough distance to the wandering person. The system is
sold only to police departments. |
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ADT –
Companion Service
8154 Woodland
Center Boulevard
Tampa, FL 33614
Telephone:
800-568-1216
Website: www.adt.com
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ADT
offers Companion Service. Countertop communicator and small assist button (worn
around the neck, clipped to pocket, or carried in pocket). Push button for help
and signal is sent to ADT Monitoring Station. Individually tailored response
plan (calling an ambulance, next door neighbor, or other option).
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Care
Electronics, Inc.
4700 Sterling
Drive, Suite D
Boulder, CO
80301
Contact:
Tom Moody
Telephone:
303-444-2273
FAX:
303-447-3502
www.careelectronics.com
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“WanderCare”
system provides a wandering alert with a distance set by the caregiver and is
adjustable. Up to one mile tracking device. Other safety systems can be added
such as fire alarms, wheelchair monitors, and wetness monitors.
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Care
Trak International, Inc
1202 Walnut St.
Murphysboro, IL 62966
Telephone:
1-800-842-4537
FAX:
618-687-3539
E-mail: caretrak@caretrak.com
Internet
Address: http://www.caretrak.com
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Offers
an array of devices to control wanders (including Door Alarm System, Invisible
Perimeter Alarm System, Mobile Locator System, Wrist/Ankle Transmitters). This
is the company that produces Project Lifesaver technology. |
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Home
Technology Systems, Inc.
2400
Kerper Blvd.
Dubuque, IA
52001
Telephone:
800-922-3555
FAX: 563-588-1252
Website: www.hometechsystems.com
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Call for
help transmitters and monitoring systems. |
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Powderhorn
Industries, Inc.
931 North Park
Avenue(Mail)
P.O. Box 1443
Montrose, CO 81402
Telephone: 800-336-1414
FAX:
970-249-6839E-mail
Address: custser@powind.com
Website: www.powind.com
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The “Bed
Sentinel” sounds an alert signal when the person who is about to leave the bed
or removes the sheet/blanket.
“Bedside Sentinel” is a motion detector
device that sounds an alarm when the person is getting out of bed.
“Chair Sentinel” for wheelchairs. The unit is patient releasable and
emits an audible sound when the belt buckle is unfastened.
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RF
Technologies, Inc.
3125 North
126th Street
Brookfield, WI
53005
Telephone:
800-669-9946
Website: www.rft.com
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Code
alert has emergency response systems, wanderer monitoring systems and fall
prevention aids for the home and facility care market. |
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Secure
Care Products
39 Chenell
Drive Concord, NH 03301-8501
Telephone:
800-451-7917
FAX: 603-227-0200
Website: http://www.securecare.com
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Perimeter
systems (that can lock the door when resident wearing a transmitter approaches
the receiver). System is primarily for care facilities. |
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Senior
Technologies, Inc.
1620 N. 20th
Circle
Lincoln, NE
68503
Telephone:
800-824-7140
FAX: 402-475-4281
Website: www.seniortechnologies.com
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Wander
Guard® departure alert systems: Selective door alarm with wrist signaling
devices that trigger the alarm if the door is opened. Also offers
fall-prevention monitors, emergency call pendants, motion detectors and
door/window transmitters. |
