silver alert
Senior citizen missing
A silver alert is a public notification system used to locate missing persons who are elderly or have cognitive impairments such as dementia or Alzheimer's disease.
Modeled on amber alerts for missing children, silver alerts broadcast descriptions to media outlets and electronic highway signs: A silver alert was issued after the 82-year-old wandered from his care facility.
- dementiaChronic cognitive impairment
- wandered offLeft gradually, unintentionally
- elderlyAdvanced in age
- golden yearsLater life stage
- danger signalIndication of threat
local news · disoriented · missing person · welfare check · senior citizen · nursing home · cognitive impairment · medical condition · public awareness · search and rescue · emergency response · law enforcement · community support · family member · memory care · senior neglect · protective services · crisis intervention
- alertsalarm, warning, notification, push notifications, tornado watch
- signalssignal, signals, signaling, sign, waved
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