Bedford County Bringing the Lost Home Project

The Bedford County Emergency Management Agency (BCEMA) will utilize this funding to establish and operate a holistic, locally based, proactive program to locate or prevent the wandering of individuals with forms of dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease or developmental disabilities such as autism, who due to their condition, wander from safe environments. The proposed Bringing the Lost Home Project will assist emergency personnel in improving the search performance for locating missing residents, especially these populations that have a high propensity to wander. The BCEMA plans to purchase the Bringing the Lost Home (BLH) Program from Scent Evidence K9. The BLH project utilizes non-restrictive interventions in preparing individuals and families, and in responding to individuals who have wandered from safe environments. The lead agency of the BLH Project is Bedford County Emergency Management. The BCEMA will partner with law enforcement, Bedford County School District, Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital, Community Development Center, the Bedford County Health Council and Alzheimer’s of Tennessee South Central Office to raise awareness of the wandering risks of these populations, and to ensure that Individual Preparedness Plans are in place.