Comfort Zone is a Web-based program that works to communicate the location of the person with Alzheimer’s within 2 to 30 minutes, based on the family’s selected plan.  Comfort Zone also offers families assistance with 24/7 monitoring center services and access to emergency health records from the MedicAlert Foundation.

Using GPS and cellular technologies, families log into a secure, password-protected Web site and proactively establish safety zones.  If the person with Alzheimer’s travels beyond the pre-set zones, alerts via text or email are transmitted in 15 or 30 minutes, depending on the device and service package purchased.  These zones and alerts can be adjusted to meet the family’s needs as the disease progresses.  Additionally, families can determine location within two minutes by initiating a “Find Me” or a longer “Follow Me” session, which provides updates every 2 minutes for an hour.

The price of the Comfort Zone service packages varies, starting at $42.99 a month with a 1-time $45.00 activation fee.  For more information or to purchase Comfort Zone, call 877-ALZ-4850 or
visit www.alz.org/comfortzone.