Silver alert
noun
any program set up to help authorities track down adults with memory problems who wander off
Examples
The legislators signed an order creating “Silver Alert,” which will help law enforcement agencies find missing elders with dementia or other cognitive impairments and return them home safely.
Word Origin
modeled on Amber Alert
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