About
Project Lifesaver is a 501 (C)(3) community-based, public-safety nonprofit organization that provides law enforcement, fire/rescue, search-and-rescue (SAR) teams, caregivers, and others with a program designed to protect and, when necessary, quickly locate individuals with cognitive disorders who are prone to the life-threatening behavior of wandering. The organization was founded in 1999 in Chesapeake, Virginia. Project Lifesaver has grown from a localized program to one recognized internationally as a proven and effective method of 'bringing loved ones home.' The program is strategically designed for 'at-risk' individuals who are prone to wandering or eloping due to autism, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or other cognitive conditions. Project Lifesaver is in a constant state of research and development to ensure the latest and most effective technologies are being utilized by the program both in the prevention of wandering and the recovery of a client in the event of elopement.
Insurance & payment
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Services & specialties
Locating Technology
Project Lifesaver utilizes cutting-edge locating technology to quickly locate individuals with cognitive disorders who are prone to wandering.
Innovative SAR Methods
Project Lifesaver has strategically designed methods and techniques for the specific use of recovering individuals with a cognitive condition.
Community Policing Courses
Project Lifesaver provides first responders with a basic understanding of cognitive conditions, giving them the necessary tools needed to respond to an elopement, and to assess and effectively manage the safe and comfortable return of an eloped client.