Irish tech device to track wandering dementia sufferers

Irish technology experts are working on a device that can track wandering dementia sufferers.

Researchers at the Telecommunications, Software, and Systems Group (TSSG), at Waterford Institute of Technology, have linked up with partners in Belgium, Switzerland, and Portugal on the initiative. It will increase the survival rates of “wandering patients” and reduce the stress of caregivers.

Carelink — carelink-aal.org — is a 30-month, €2.5m project, funded under the European Commission’s Active and Assisted Living programme.