Kim Franklin, Alzheimer's Association, left, completes an application for a medic alert bracelet for Carol Moore inside the Alzheimer's Association office in Dunwoody, Georgia, September 17, 2014. Moore is in the early stages of Alzheimer's. (Johnny Crawford/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/MCT)
Dementia patients who are prone to wandering around pose special challenges to public and private agencies.
ELEANOR Alexander never deviated from her night-time routine. She’d eat a light dinner, let her dog “Spot” out, let him back in, double-lock the screen door. And then, she and her companion would call it a night.
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