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About
Safe Return
Alzheimer's Association Safe Return® is a nationwide
identification, support and enrollment program that provides
assistance when a person with Alzheimer's or a related dementia
wanders and becomes lost locally or far from home.
Assistance is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
If an enrollee is missing, one call immediately activates
a community support network to help reunite the lost person
with his or her caregiver.
Safe Return faxes the enrolled person's information and photo
to local law enforcement. When the person is found, a citizen
or law official calls the 800-number on the identification
products and Safe Return notifies listed contacts. The nearest
Alzheimer's Association office provides information and support
during the search and rescue efforts.
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Identification
products
With a $40 enrollment in Alzheimer's Association Safe Return,
you receive the following products:
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Engraved identification bracelet or necklace and iron-on
clothing labels.
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Caregiver checklist, key chain, lapel pin, refrigerator
magnet, stickers and wallet cards.
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For an additional $5, you'll receive caregiver jewelry.
In an emergency, it alerts others that you provide care
for a person enrolled in Safe Return.
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Enrollment
To enroll, a person with dementia or the caregiver fills
out a simple form, supplies a photograph, chooses the type
of identification product that the enrollee will wear and/or
carry, and makes a enrollment payment of $40. Thanks
to a grant from Valley of the Sun United Way,
Desert Southwest Chapter is offering Safe Return registrations
free of charge until August 31, 2006.
There are three ways you can enroll in Safe Return:
1) Online. Enroll with our secure form. It's fast and easy.
Enroll online now through the National Office.
2) Phone: Enroll by phone using a credit card. Call 602-528-0545 during normal
business hours or 1-888-572-8566 otherwise.
We are available 24 hours a day.
3) Mail: To enroll by mail, simply print out and complete
the
enrollment form
and send payment and enrollee photo to the address listed
on the form. You may also phone 602-528-0545 to have an
enrollment form mailed to you.
When enrolling online or by phone, you will be asked to provide
the following information:
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Enrollees' name and contact information
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Enrollee's identifying characteristics (height, weight,
eye color, distinguishing marks and characteristics, etc.)
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Enrollee's EXACT wrist measurement in inches (required
when ordering a bracelet)
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Up to three contact names, addresses and phone numbers
(more can be added, if necessary)
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Local law enforcement information (address, phone and
fax numbers)
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Credit card number and expiration date
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More information
For more information about wandering and Safe Return, see
the resources below.
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