Well this just off the news they are going to implant gps tracking devices on people with dimentia. what's next our kids??

Really? I get the purpose, but it seems extreme. My father-in-law had an ankle bracelet he wore. I use to tease him about being Lo-jacked.

The trackers for kids are already available. Watches, shoes, phones etc. True, they are not implanted, but they are being sold. (and does the kid know his new watch has a gps tracker in it??)  One question being asked, are people stalking their children?

PLEASE say you are kidding!

I think we have many 'tracking' devices already ... THAT is nothing new. The implant thing, however .. Is new. 

I can see the logic though..If you know anyone who has severe dementia and still lives on their own (not in lock up at a nursing home) .. I can, ( and I cringe to say this), see tracking devices  implanted for no other reason but to provide safety and security to those inflicted.

Not every dementia patient experiences a risk of wandering, and I'm sure this type of device is not expected to be used 'willy nilly'.  I imagine it would be used in way to keep someone safe if they fit the criteria required  .. And I don't have a problem with that.

I would far prefer to see them wear a wrist or ankle band but for those that can't tolerate that due to sensory issues .. an implant may be the way to go.

As a geezer teetering on the brink of senility I don't find it such a bad idea. Certainly it's an emotional topic but Alzheimer's and dementia are horrifying conditions that can leave people wandering aimlessly, dangerously, with little or no control over their reaction to danger.

I'd rather be put down that go through that but I've known two people who came out of some kind of fugue and didn't know where they were. For them it was terrifying.