silver alerts
Missing senior broadcasts
Silver alerts are public notifications issued when an elderly person—typically one with dementia or Alzheimer's—goes missing.
Modeled on Amber alerts for abducted children, silver alerts broadcast descriptions and vehicle information through highway signs, media, and cell phones to enlist public help in locating the missing person: A silver alert was issued for an 82-year-old woman who wandered from her care facility.
- missingNot present, whereabouts unknown
- elderlyAdvanced in age
- seniorsOldest in a group
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
- personHuman individual
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