March 2021 News & Updates

March News & Updates

Project Lifesaver

Are you concerned about your

loved one wandering/eloping?

Enroll a loved one

“Project Lifesaver is a 501 (C)(3) community based, public safety, non-profit organization that provides law enforcement, fire/rescue, and caregivers with a program designed to protect, and when necessary, quickly locate individuals with cognitive disorders who are prone to the life threatening behavior of wandering. The organization was founded in 1999 in Chesapeake, Virginia. The necessity of this program was determined through the correlation between cognitive conditions and the act of wandering. With the dramatic increase of cognitive conditions since the inception of the organization, the program has grown from a localized program to a program recognized internationally as a proven and effective method of “bringing loved ones home.”

If you know of someone who tends to wander, speak to your support coordinator about assistive devices that can help. Safety products and services can help develop a multifaceted safety plan. Click here for more information.

You can also learn how one forward-thinking police officer helps his community by creating “Sensory Communication Kits” in police cars by clicking here!

Let your voice be heard!

The NJ Caregiver Task Force will be holding a series of Listening Sessions in March 2021.

· The sessions will be held March 6th (from 10 am to 1 pm), March 10th (noon to 3 pm), and March 10th (5-8 pm).

· The sessions will be livestreamed to the NJ Department of Human Services' YouTube.

· To register to testify or provide written testimony, click on surveymonkey.com/r/CaregiverTestimony. Registration will be closed two days before each session.