The Community Health Fair offered free health screenings and displayed equipment that can help track loved ones who suffer from dementia or Alzheimer's disease. Project Lifesaver is designed to locate missing people suffering from dementia, Autism and down syndrome who often wander off and get lost. Patients can wear either a wristband or ankle band which has an FM radio transmitter inside of it that tracks them.
"If they would get out of the house and wander off, the caregiver...
More than five million Americans are believed to have Alzheimer's Disease, and the Muskingum County Center for Seniors is trying to promote awareness.
On Tuesday, the center held free screenings to detect memory problems. Martha Purkey administered the exams, which consisted of questions and tasks to assess memory.
"For people who feel as though they're having memory problems - can't remember where they put something, start into a room and don't remember what they've...
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