MedicAlert^® + Alzheimer's Association Safe Return^®

How it works

If an individual with Alzheimer's or a related dementia wanders and becomes lost, caregivers can call the 24-hour emergency response line (1.800.625.3780) to report it.

A community support network will be activated, including local Alzheimer Association chapters and law enforcement agencies, to help reunite the person who wandered with the caregiver or a family member. With this service, critical medical information will be provided to emergency responders when needed.

If a citizen or emergency personnel finds the person with dementia, they can call the toll-free number listed on person's MedicAlert + Safe Return ID jewelry. MedicAlert + Safe Return will notify the listed contacts, making sure the person is returned home.

Learn more:
WanderingSafety in Home Environment

Cost and ID jewelry

MedicAlert + Safe Return provide an ID bracelet or pendant to be worn by the individual with dementia.

$55 + $7 shipping and handling, you receive an enrollment package including:

• Member's ID jewelry with personalized information and MedicAlert + Safe Return's 24-hour emergency toll-free number
• Personalized emergency wallet card
• 24-hour emergency response service
• Personal health record (PHR)
• Six Steps to a Safe Return magnet

(Optional) Add $35 for caregiver ID jewelry and membership

• Membership includes everything listed above
• The caregiver wears this worldwide-recognized ID jewelry to alert others that he or she provides care for a MedicAlert + Safe Return member, in case of an emergency

$35 annual renewal fee
An annual fee of $35 will be due after the first year for each membership.

Join

There are four easy ways to join MedicAlert + Safe Return:

1. Online: medicalert.org/safereturn
2. Call: 1.888.572.8566
3. Mail: Complete and mail in the enrollment form.
   Enrollment Form: English | Spanish/Español | Chinese
   
   Completed enrollment form and photos can be mailed to:
   MedicAlert + Alzheimer's Association Safe Return
   2323 Colorado Blvd.
   Turlock, CA 95380
4. Fax: Registration form to 1.800.863.3429

• MedicAlert + Safe Return Brochure (PDF)
• MedicAlert + Safe Return Enrollment Form (PDF)
• Preparing for and Preventing Wandering
• Staying Safe (PDF)
• Helping a Person with Dementia During a Crisis (PDF)

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