Colorado Life Trak
A Program for locating missing persons with
Dementia
Available to residents of
Teller County
Supported and operated by the Teller County Sheriff's Office
"Serving and Protecting our Community with Integrity and Respect"
The Teller County Sheriff’s Office has brought Colorado Life Trak - at no cost to participants
- to assist its residents who have medical conditions that may cause them to wander.
The project is a rapid-response partnership with law enforcement aiding victims and families suffering
from Alzheimer’s Disease and related disorders and conditions such as Down Syndrome and Autism.
Colorado Life Trak
Participants:
A “tried and true” radio technology that provides tracking through a wristband worn by the participant
Rescue
teams from the Teller County Sheriff’s Office. Reduced search times from
hours and days to minutes
A
proven lifesaving system that is reliable, responsive, practical and
affordable
How Colorado Life Trak works:
A family member or a caregiver of an Alzheimer’s patient (or other related
disorder) calls the Teller County Sheriff’s Office
project manager to sign up for Colorado Life Trak.
Participants wear a personalized wristband which emits a tracking signal 24
hours a day, seven days a week, over several
miles.
Caregivers notify the Teller County Sheriff’s Office when a participant is
missing.
A search and rescue team responds to the call and
uses a mobile locator tracking system to find the Colorado Life Trak
participant.
The Partnership with Law
Enforcement:
Colorado Life Trak saves lives and further serves the community by significantly reducing the need for
extensive search and rescue operations that are extremely costly in terms of human and financial resources.
Searches for wandering individuals that have taken days and scores of searchers can be successfully concluded
in less than an hour if Colorado Life Trak is available in the community. This partnership and the program’s
effectiveness and reliability has earned Colorado Life Trak the endorsement of the National Sheriff’s
Association.
Why is Colorado Life Trak
Important?:
Approximately 4.5 million people in the United States have Alzheimer’s and
related disorders—60,000 of which live in
Colorado.
Of these,
around 60% will wander during the course of their disease—approximately
36,000 in Colorado alone.
Many wander
at night, when usual search options are difficult. They can also become
paranoid, and actually hide to
avoid rescue.
This technology can locate any wanderer during the
day or night, in any weather – even if he/she is not cooperating in
his/her own rescue effort.
How to sign up for Colorado Life Trak:
Family members or caregivers who want to sign up their loved one for Colorado Life Trak must call:
Teller County Sheriff’s Office
11400 W. Hwy 24
Divide, CO 80814
Phone: (719) 687-9652
Detective Rick Williams
How can you get involved?:
There are several ways you can help in your community through Colorado Life Trak:
- You can enroll a patient in our program.
- You can make a donation to Colorado Life Trak.
- You can even register to be a local volunteer.
If you have any questions or would like to donate to the program please
contact Detective Rick Williams