It can be a source of tremendous concern for the families of dementia patients that their loves ones could become disoriented and perhaps even lost when out and about. A company in Japan has come up with a novel solution to this: a GPS tracking device embedded in a pair of comfortable shoes.
According to Japanese site GBMC, the Kyoto-based company Dokodemo, which designed the shoe with built-in global positioning, was inspired by their very own patients. Dokodemo, meaning “anywhere” in Japanese, also runs a franchise of nursing homes, and the shoes started out as a prototype solution to help keep wandering senior dementia patients safe.
