an urgent need for a centralised dementia resource in india in the meanwhile caregivers should sew a tag with the name of the wearer a contact number and information that the wearer has memory problems on to every garment of the patient or a small card with these details can be worn around the neck says sethi chief neurologist at sir ganga ram hospital and president of alzheimers association of indiain the west caregivers also use tracking devices and microchips that set off an alert when the wearer crosses a certain physical boundarydr sushma chawla an alzheimers activist in delhi feels such devices may not always work when the patient is agitated he she may remove the device or throw away identity documents says chawla in bussis case he left his phone and emptied his pockets before leaving home and losing his waymaking the police aware of the signs and kinds of dementia is a way forward says chawla sensitising residents welfare associations and encouraging them to keep data on all senior citizens in the locality especially those with memory problems can help find lost patients she says