Coach_Alzheimers_Bring Me Back Home

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• 00:16I wanna speak about a
• 00:17program called the bring me
• 00:18back home program.
• 00:20This is a registry for
• 00:21Connecticut residents
• 00:23which allows law enforcement
• 00:25to access information to assist
• 00:27in the recovery of missing
• 00:28or wandering persons.
• 00:30We know that six out
• 00:32of ten individuals living with
• 00:33a diagnosis will wander.
• 00:35So the Alzheimer's Association worked
• 00:37for several months with the
• 00:39state police department to create
• 00:41a profile of questions
• 00:43that will help expediate that
• 00:44search if someone were to
• 00:46go missing.
• 00:47We wanna make sure the
• 00:48person, sends in a photo,
• 00:50information about their medical history,
• 00:52where did they used to
• 00:53work, what were what was
• 00:54their former occupation,
• 00:56what were some other hobbies
• 00:57or locations that they like
• 00:58to, go to such as
• 01:00a park or a favorite
• 01:01restaurant.
• 01:03Again, this program is in
• 01:04partnership with the state police
• 01:06and you would register that
• 01:07yourself on c t dot
• 01:09gov. Again, bring me back
• 01:11home.