A program, already in a number of states, which much like the heralded Amber Alert initiative will send out an alert on missing senior citizen. In a call to the rise in dementia cases and with this number continuing to rise into the next generation, caregivers have petitioned hard for a way of alerting the public to missing seniors who have wondered away from their home or care giving facility. The Silver Alert Grant Program Act of 2008, initiated by Congressman Gus Bilirakis, (R-Fla.) is looking to get this passed on a national level. The bill has been approved by Congress and is currently in front of the House Judiciary Committee. Several states, Colorado, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas among them have started their own alert program locally. The federal bill will give money, up to 1,000,000 per state, to enhance or create their alert program. For more information on Amber Alert for Seniors see here
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