The Positioning Function Of The Bracelet And Shoes Helps The Stray People To Return Home Safely.

With the spread of Alzheimer's disease, the rescue and intervention system for this disease has gradually matured in the United States. The The Alzheimer "s Asso-ciation", founded in 1980, was founded in the United States.

The experience of the association is that knowledge, scientific research and volunteer service are equally important in the intervention mechanism of Alzheimer's disease. Through advocacy of "Alzheimer's disease is a kind of abnormal aging disease" concept, professional education, training and assistance can effectively delay and reduce the risk of dementia.

　　 1 relief agencies can get free care for community patients.

In April this year, Ms. Wang, who lives in Queens, New York, suddenly discovered that her more than 80 year old mother had symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. She hastened to apply for help from related agencies, so her mother could receive 6 days of free escort every week, 5 hours a day.

Ms. Wang discovered this when he took her mother back to Taiwan to visit relatives in April this year. "Because the concept and measures for treating Alzheimer's disease in the island are more popular, it is also more professional to retain and care for homemaking service providers and institutions. But considering that I have to go back to work in the United States, at the same time, the monthly cost of hiring nursing workers or entering nursing homes on the island is relatively high, about $1000 a month, and I eventually bring my mother back to the United States.

Ms. Wang said her community appealed to many social activities of Alzheimer's disease every year, popularizing knowledge and collecting funds. After years of development, there has been a consensus on social intervention in Alzheimer's disease in various fields of American society. In the United States, the Alzheimer's disease association (AA), founded in 1980, is the largest non-profit volunteer organization in the world. Its branches are located throughout the United States. There are up to 4500 volunteers for the mentally disabled, tentacles extended from hospitals to community elderly centers and residential areas in various prefectures and counties. Ms. Wang's mother applied for voluntary volunteer care through these agencies.

"Mother is more than 80 years old. In fact, she could have applied for free care, but she didn't care because her body was always strong. Community volunteers are generally paid by the government. There are more Chinese in Queens, and now Chinese volunteers are getting more and more. Their daily work is to cook, clean the room, and do personal cleaning.

　　 2 the website of the Alzheimer's Association has a Chinese version which allows for early self diagnosis.

However, not all care and treatment are free. According to Ms. Wang, if the mother's condition develops further, she will need the help of professional medical assisting devices and agencies, and even enter a nursing home. At this time, a certain fee will be charged, but it will also vary from region to region. Most parts of the United States can apply for medical insurance.

Community volunteers can also assist patients with Alzheimer's disease to apply for benefits, contact nursing homes, and other community service agencies to fight for the rights and interests of the service group. At the same time, these volunteers also provide regional support for the 24 hour hotline of the Alzheimer's Association.

Diana was a member of the Alzheimer's disease association (AA) and received an overseas telephone interview in the evening of May 14th. She said that the website of Alzheimer's disease was translated into 15 language versions on the website of the Association (www.alz.org). There are more than 20 thousand educational and training activities every year, including Chinese, and Chinese patients and family members are interested in visiting it.

"Our focus is not on the medical measures for the disease, but on the relevant volunteer training and social intervention for the mentally ill. For example, we should set up relevant professional libraries to provide the missing persons with the location and service to prevent them from losing. The public can obtain information on the disease and make early self diagnosis and prevention through the Internet.

A free 24 hour consultation hotline has also been set up for patients who are inconvenient to use the Internet. The hotline consults 250 thousand hotlines on average every year, and provides counseling services to more than 170 languages and dialects for special patients. It provides targeted counselling and training for caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients in the early, middle and late stages.

　　 3, through minor measures to improve the plight of the loss of the wise.

The association also works with professional medical institutions and academic journals to provide data for clinical research. And set up reward funds to outstanding researchers. The association is also the sponsor of the annual International Conference on Alzheimer's disease. In addition, there are specialized policy research institutes in the association to strive for social welfare at the legislative and governmental levels for patients with Alzheimer's disease.

According to Ms Wang, in addition to the community's sexist rescue agencies, the major hospitals and communities in the United States are committed to improving the loss of sexist through minor measures.

For example, wearing a network positioning function for Alzheimer's patients. Bracelet and shoes In a term called " Safe home planning In the support projects, these measures help the missing patients return home probability up to 99%. Because the number of the bracelet worn by a patient is linked to its exclusive file number, it will neither disclose personal information nor guarantee personal safety.

Once lost or need to be treated, the doctor can provide information such as case by calling the AA society to provide the file number on the chain.

In addition, the United States attaches great importance to the prevention of Alzheimer's disease. Every community is equipped with a special "elderly center".

Ms. Wang's younger brother is a social worker in the Korean community of New York. She teaches Chinese calligraphy and music every day to reduce the risk of dementia.