Project Lifesaver is a program designed to help individuals with Alzheimer’s or other types of dementia, who may wander or become disoriented and get lost. Project Lifesaver provides a timely response to save lives and reduce potential injury. In partnership with the Westchester County Departments of Public Safety and Senior Programs and Services, as well as the NYS Office for the Aging, this program offers locator bracelets that use state-of-the-art technology, with registered transmitters to locate wandering or lost seniors. The program is free-of-charge for seniors with dementia, who reside in Westchester County. Caregivers, who must also reside in Westchester County, can call Isabel M. Pettersen for information and an application (which can be downloaded here).

If you are looking for the Project Lifesaver application for a child or young adult with autism or other developmental disabilities, please click here or refer to the Disabilities/Autism section, then go to Project Lifesaver.

Contact: Isabel M Pettersen, Program Manager, Project Lifesaver (914) 761-0600 x2230; [email protected]

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