Founded in 2005 as Project Lifesaver, the program will relaunch Feb. 1 as Rapid Recovery of Knox County. In coordination with the Knox County Sheriff’s Department and the Galesburg Police Department, the organization provides electronic monitoring bracelets to anyone suffering from mental conditions where they may wander and become lost. “The programs helps children suffering from autism or Down syndrome or adults with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease,” explained Rapid Recovery board member Marianne Wiesen. “Anyone who is inclined to wander away would qualify.”
The group owns 14 electronic monitoring bracelets which may be rented for a monthly fee to qualifying families. The rental fee provides a new battery each month and monthly maintenance on the bracelet by a trained volunteer.
Read more at The (Galesburg, IL) Register-Mail.
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