Wander Management

This care issue includes technologies that enable residents to access safe areas of their environment, while preventing or discouraging them from wandering in to unsafe areas or leaving the facility. Systems such as door alarms are often used to alert staff when residents are exiting an area.

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Door Alarms (5 products)
Door Alarms range from simple battery powered devices, which monitor one door or area, to systems that can monitor many doors throughout the facility.

Elopement Management Systems (8 products)
Elopement Management Systems involve the use of a transmitter worn by the resident and a monitoring device or receiver with an alert.

Tracking Systems (1 products)
Tracking systems are used to locate a resident who has left the facility or home.

Visual Deterrents (8 products)
Visual Deterrents include murals to disguise doors, banners, stop signs, and gates that are placed on doors or across doorways.