Safely Home® Wandering Registry

People with Alzheimer’s disease sometimes lose the ability to recognize familiar places, to communicate or to remember their own name or address.  They may leave home, become confused and get lost.  This can be dangerous for people with the disease and worrisome for families and caregivers.  But there is help.

Safely Home® is a nationwide program designed to help police find the person who is lost and assist in a safe return home.  Once a person is registered, vital information is stored confidentially in a database and information can be accessed by police anywhere in Canada.

How does Safely Home® work?

If a person who is registered is missing, the caregiver calls the local police.  The police will access the computer database to find pertinent information about the registrant including personal history, physical characteristics, and locations where the person is known to visit. It is important for caregivers to keep an up-to-date photo of the registrant on hand.

When a registrant is found, the police use the identification number from the person's ID bracelet to search the computer database and determine where the person lives and who to contact.

Registering with Safely Home®

For a one-time fee of $35, Safely Home® provides an identification bracelet which identifies the person by first name and includes the information: "Memory loss, call police."  You will also receive a handbook with helpful information on how to identify people who are at risk of leaving home and becoming lost, how to adapt the environment to prevent someone from leaving home and becoming lost and procedures to follow should someone go missing.

Registration with the Safely Home® program is voluntary.  For more information, contact the Intake Coordinator of the Alzheimer Society London and Middlesex at 519-680-2404 or intake [at] alzheimerlondon [dot] ca.  For a copy of the Safely Home® registration form, click here.

”The Safely Home bracelet has allowed me to continue to go on my walks and maintain my independence.  I can spend my time enjoying the outdoors instead of worrying about what would happen if I couldn’t find me way back home.”