Dementia patients should have GPS trackers, expert says

Dementia patients should have GPS trackers, expert says Dementia patients should have a tracking device implanted into their body in case they wander off and get lost, an expert believes.

Professor June Andrews, OBE, is adamant the chip under their skin could save many families the anxiety and distress if their relative goes missing.

While the trained nurse, who used to head up dementia studies at Stirling University, Scotland, thinks it could even potentially save lives.

Professor Andrews, who now works independently to improve the lives of people with dementia, is in favour of subcutaneous trackers. The Daily Mail