We are becoming more and more familiar and at ease with the idea of GPS technology to keep track of the location of all of our stuff — our cars, our phones, our pets — and ourselves.

So we are going to be using this technology more and more to keep track of our children and our parents. Especially our elderly parents who may be suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s patients.

Eldercare ABC Blog gives us a rundown of the advantages of telephone-based GPS locator devices. Good read, and really important for those who are concerned about the issue of safe aging in place for older seniors.

“Aging in Place” Technology – Locating the Wanderer | Elder Care ABC

Technology offers some wonderful opportunities in this regard. Geo-positioning technology can locate a person or object accurately and immediately almost anywhere on the surface of the planet. Almost one-third of North Americans already use some form of GPS. We are most familiar with “dedicated portable navigation devices” that we use to provide us with directions when we travel. However, telephone-based navigation is quickly becoming the dominant form of navigation.