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Preventing Elderly Patient Wandering and Elopement
More than one in five Americans will be 65 years of age or older by the year 2030, according to the latest U.S. census, and by 2050 the number of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease will double to 13.8 million, according to the CDC.
For clinicians and security professionals responsible for ensuring the safety and security of these patients, the issues of wandering and elopement must be addressed. Not doing so puts patients at greater risk and increases the facility’s liability exposure.
