ID Tags and Labels

Putting name tags on your senior loved one can help avoid a Silver Alert. If someone finds your LO wandering, they or the police can simply contact you or escort your LO back home. We use a wristband from Road ID. The wristband just goes on while getting dressed for the day, and sometimes even stays on overnight.

https://www.roadid.com/pages/shop-road-id

You can put the Road ID tag onto a watchband or you can slide a watch onto the Road ID band. Or just use the Road ID tag by itself. They also have versions that attach to shoes or other things, but my LO is used to putting on a wristband. 

You can put as much or as little information on the Road ID tag as you like. For example, you might want to put your loved one's condition on there. We opted to add "Memory Loss" after the phone number and address. If my LO ever asks, "What's this for?" I say, "It's in case of emergency."

There are other companies that sell medical alert bracelets.

Then, label the clothes: jackets, sweaters, hats--things they are likely to be wearing when they go out. You can order customized iron-on labels. There are probably many sources for these, but we got them from Amazon: 100 Pre-Cut Iron On Personalized Clothing Name Labels.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01H5W9OIE

Some people might not think to look for labels on clothes or wrists when they find your loved one. So, I also put my phone number on the Jiobit dongle; people tend to notice that there is something attached to the shoe. 

You might also try pinning a name tag to their coat, or putting the tag on a lanyard (to wear around their neck), but they might put up a fuss about that. 

Note: We also use Road ID for our dog: a slip-on tag that goes over the dog collar.