Although GPS trackers are not a universal cure, they do mean that patients can be found faster, explained Rupert McShane, a consultant in old age psychiatry at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.
Quick recovery lowers risk, he added. Fifty percent of all dementia patients who are not found within one day die or are severely hurt. However, caretakers often don't call for help right away, hoping that they don't have to involve the police if possible.Additionally, the risk of admission to a care home increases by a factor of two when a person with dementia gets lost.