COUNCIL ON AGING - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Take Me Home Program A Valuable Tool to Help Reunite at Risk Missing Adults or Children Take Me Home is an innovative regional program hosted by the Orange County Sheriff's Department designed to assist officers in locating lost or wandering persons when they go missing from their home and returning them home in the most expedient manner. The program assists in getting vital information to law enforcement personnel even before they arrive at the missing person's residence. Time is critical in these incidents. Individuals with Autism, Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease and Down Syndrome are examples of members of our community who might benefit from being registered in this program. The registry allows a loved one or caregiver to notify their local law enforcement when they realize their loved one is gone. Information such as emergency contact, detailed physical descriptions photographs as well as the individual's communication abilities, routines, behaviors, and other helpful information may be registered. This data will be readily available to patrol officers providing them with the tools to better locate and return the individual home. Take Me Home is a voluntary program offered at no cost to participants and is available to residents who live in the Sheriff's Department 13 contract cities and unincorporated Orange County. This program does not guarantee the safe return of your loved one but will provide officers with an additional tool to locate and return your loved one. To learn more or to register a loved one visit: https://apps.ocsd.org/Info/TakeMeHome NOTE: If you reside in a city that is not one of the 13 contracted cities, please contact your local police department and inquire if they have a Take Me Home kind of program for your city. Council On Aging - Southern California | 714-479-0107 | www.coasc.org Answers Guide 23/24 83 COMMUNITY RESOURCEShttps://apps.ocsd.org/Info/TakeMeHome http://www.coasc.org