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Tracking bracelets to keep dementia sufferers safe

A new tracking device will make sure Alzheimer's disease sufferers are safe and secure.  

The Alzheimer's Society along with the Isle of Man Constabulary and Manx Telecom are introducing a GPS watch worn by dementia sufferers.

Those who get confused and lost can be traced quickly, and their carers contacted about the issue.

Services Manager for the Alzheimer's Society Graham Bell says the scheme is still in its trial stages:

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