{"id":1499326,"date":"2026-04-21T14:43:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T19:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1499326"},"modified":"2026-04-23T02:35:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T07:35:45","slug":"county-acts-in-finding-dementia-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1499326","title":{"rendered":"Initiative to help find  dementia patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/04\/operationlivsaver-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1499327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/04\/operationlivsaver-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/04\/operationlivsaver-351x350.jpg 351w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/04\/operationlivsaver.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>SMITH COUNTY &#8211; The Alzheimer\u2019s Alliance of Smith County is partnering with local law enforcement to encourage families to consider Project Lifesaver devices as summer approaches. The program provides radio-frequency tracking bracelets to individuals with dementia who are at risk of wandering.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative involves the Tyler Police Department, the Lindale Police Department and the Smith County Sheriff\u2019s Office, who aim to quickly locate loved ones in minutes rather than hours or days.<\/p>\n<p>The device emits a radio frequency signal, enabling quick location tracking if a person goes missing.The program is available to anyone who might need it, providing a crucial resource for families. Alzheimer\u2019s CEO Bonnie Varner\u2019s Alliance of Smith County emphasized the prevalence of Alzheimer\u2019s and dementia in the area and the program\u2019s potential impact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe estimate there\u2019s about 4,500 people in Smith County that have Alzheimer\u2019s or dementia,\u201d Varner said. \u201cThis is a very underutilized resource that we would love for more people to participate in. Most people with Alzheimer\u2019s or dementia are known to wander at some point or another, just to know that they have this and they can be found easily is such a peace of mind.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SMITH COUNTY &#8211; The Alzheimer\u2019s Alliance of Smith County is partnering with local law enforcement to encourage families to consider Project Lifesaver devices as summer approaches. The program provides radio-frequency tracking bracelets to individuals with dementia who are at risk of wandering. The initiative involves the Tyler Police Department, the Lindale Police Department and the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1499326\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Initiative to help find  dementia patients<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":1500110,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/04\/operationlivsaver-200x200.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1499326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news-archive-archives"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-08 16:57:01","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/04\/operationlivsaver-200x200.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1499326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/65"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1499326"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1499326\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1500135,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1499326\/revisions\/1500135"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1500110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1499326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1499326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1499326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}