Bringing Our Loved Ones Home (BOLOH) Task Force

WANDERERS AND MISSING PERSONS RESOURCES AND SERVICES QUESTIONNAIRE

On February 28, 2017, the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors adopted a motion to establish a Countywide response system to expedite the recovery of individuals who wander from their families and caregivers, such as individuals with Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, or Autism. The Board Motion can be accessed at: http://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/bos/supdocs/111874.pdf.

Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services was tasked with launching the “Bringing Our Loved Ones Home” (BOLOH) Task Force to explore options and develop recommendations for the Board to mitigate the escalating wandering crisis. The inaugural Task Force meeting on April 6, 2017 brought together many key stakeholders and decided on conducting this survey to gather information about existing systems and first responder training programs within the County or neighboring areas. Your input and suggestions will help create a countywide inventory of resources and services as well as assist in the development of recommendations for the Board of Supervisors. Please provide us with your feedback by completing the following survey. (Tip: you can copy and paste your response from a Word text into each of the questionnaire items in this survey)

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* 1. Your Name (Optional)

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* 2. Name of Agency, if applicable

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* 3. Email Address

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* 4. Phone Number

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* 5. Do you or does your agency have programs that provide relevant services to individuals who wander from their families and caregivers?
If Yes, go to question 6; If No, skip to question 7.

Yes

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* 6. Please provide the following information:

Name of programs or services

A brief description of the programs/services

Total number of clients served annually

Number of children served annually

Number of older adults served annually

Policies/protocols/procedures used in providing the service

Estimated start-up cost

Estimated annual operational cost

Source of funding

Number of staff managing and working with the programs

Any reference materials including policies and procedures that can be made available for the purpose of this program.

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* 7. Do you or does your agency utilize a database system that is designed to identify and or track individuals who wander from their families and caregivers?
If Yes, go to question 8; If No, skip to question 9.

Yes

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* 8. Please provide the following information:

Name of database

Description of the database

Owner/User of the database

Summary of types of data the system stores/captures

Is the database automated or web-based?

Does the database support easy sharing of data with other systems automatically?

Are there any confidentiality issues that may hinder or limit data sharing?

Estimated start-up cost

Estimated annual maintenance cost

Source of funding

Number of staff managing and working with the database

Name of contact person and contact information

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* 9. Do you or does your agency utilize or know of any tracking devices such as medical alert systems and GPS technologies?
If Yes, go to question 10; If No, skip to question 11.

Yes

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* 10. Please provide the following information:

Name(s) of the tracking system or device(s)

Description of how it is used

Estimated start-up cost

Estimated annual maintenance cost

User fee/cost per person

Source of funding

Contact person and contact information

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* 11. Do you or does your agency provide or utilize training programs to assist individuals (or their families) who wander from their families and caregivers?
If Yes, go to question 12; If No, skip to question 13.

Yes

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* 12. Please provide as much information as possible including:

Name of training program

Who provides the training

How the training is delivered

Recipients of the training

Estimated cost of the training program

Source of funding

Number of staff managing and working with the training program

Contact person and contact information

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* 13. Please provide any task force suggestions or recommendations including the following:

What approach the County should follow to develop a Countywide response system/program

Strategies for effective implementation of a Countywide database syst

Strategies for the application of Countywide tracking devices such as medical alert systems and GPS technologies

Strategies or best practices for a first-responder training program

Collaborative partners

Best practices

Any other recommendations?

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* 1. Your Name (Optional)

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* 2. Name of Agency, if applicable

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* 3. Email Address

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* 4. Phone Number

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* 5. Do you or does your agency have programs that provide relevant services to individuals who wander from their families and caregivers? If Yes, go to question 6; If No, skip to question 7.

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* 6. Please provide the following information:

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* 7. Do you or does your agency utilize a database system that is designed to identify and or track individuals who wander from their families and caregivers?If Yes, go to question 8; If No, skip to question 9.

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* 8. Please provide the following information:

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* 9. Do you or does your agency utilize or know of any tracking devices such as medical alert systems and GPS technologies?If Yes, go to question 10; If No, skip to question 11.

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* 10. Please provide the following information:

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* 11. Do you or does your agency provide or utilize training programs to assist individuals (or their families) who wander from their families and caregivers?If Yes, go to question 12; If No, skip to question 13.

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* 12. Please provide as much information as possible including:

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* 13. Please provide any task force suggestions or recommendations including the following:

* 5. Do you or does your agency have programs that provide relevant services to individuals who wander from their families and caregivers?
If Yes, go to question 6; If No, skip to question 7.

* 7. Do you or does your agency utilize a database system that is designed to identify and or track individuals who wander from their families and caregivers?
If Yes, go to question 8; If No, skip to question 9.

* 9. Do you or does your agency utilize or know of any tracking devices such as medical alert systems and GPS technologies?
If Yes, go to question 10; If No, skip to question 11.

* 11. Do you or does your agency provide or utilize training programs to assist individuals (or their families) who wander from their families and caregivers?
If Yes, go to question 12; If No, skip to question 13.