10% of the population 65 and over have Alzheimer's disease. 59% will wander at some point during the progression of the condition.
7 out of 10 of those stricken with Alzheimer's disease live at home.
32,000 Alzheimer's patients wander away from home or long-term care facilities each year.
If a wandered person is not found within 24 hours, their survival rate drops to 50%.
When wandering patients died, it was usually because they could not go any further. They were stopped by something and could not negotiate around the object that stopped them.
A study of 100 disappearances reported that Alzheimer's loved ones did not call out for help or respond to shouts from search teams.
Alzheimer's Disease is just 1 form of the many forms of dementia that may cause wandering.
The largest segment of the predicted Alzheimer's disease population is "Baby Boomers" rapidly reaching retirement age.
50% of the population 85 years old and over has Alzheimer's Disease.
3/4 of all caregivers are women between the ages of 35-64.
Family and friends provide 75% of home care.
By 2050, over 14 million Americans will have Alzheimer's disease.
A person with Alzheimer's disease can live for 20 years from the onset of the disease. Recently the disease has been detected in people in their 30'2 & 40's.
Many seniors are placed prematurely in facilities because of caregiver burnout due to a loved one's wandering and/or aggressive behavior.
The average cost of a search for a wandered person in a North Carolina study is $1,500.00 per hour, not including air support.
Most special needs kids do not wander, but often "Bolt and Run".
Children with Autism have no fear of real dangers and often are killed by accident.
Autism occurs in 1 of every 150 births and the condition is on the rise. Autism is the fastest growing developmental disability with a 10-17% annual growth rate.
Down Syndrome occurs in 1 of every 800 births.