Most politicians campaign with promises to protect the elderly but few act them when it comes to Silver Alerts.
Nine states have what’s known as a Silver Alert system to help locate missing seniors, according to Eric Hall, president and CEO of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. Oklahoma, Illinois and Georgia were the first to implement such programs in 2006, he said. Subsequently, six other states — Colorado, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and Virginia — have put Silver Alert or similar programs in place, he said.
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