Minami Ashigara City, Orange Network
Summary
Minami Ashigara City started “Minami Ashigara Future Creation College” in 2017, where businesses, government, schools, and residents work together to respond to regional issues.
To create a senior-friendly community, the College is promoting a program named “Minami Ashigara City Orange Network” to locate missing individuals with dementia as early as possible. Individuals with dementia receive two kinds of stickers – one with Orange Network Logo and the other with a QR code linking to their contact – to put on their clothes, so that it becomes easier for residents to locate them in the event that they become lost. This is an attempt to form a framework to get the whole community involved in watching out for individuals with dementia.
Key facts
Main target group: Older people in general
Sector(s): Health, Information and communication, Social protection
Desired outcome for older people:
Meet their basic needs
- Dementia