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Charlotte County sheriff describes local senior outreach, search and fraud‑prevention efforts
Summary
The Charlotte County Sheriff and nonprofit advocates told the Senate Aging Committee about local programs to protect seniors, including outreach phone checks, GPS tracking bracelets for those prone to wandering, DNA scent kits, medication disposal, volunteer programs and partnerships to address scams.
Sheriff Bill Prummell of the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office told the Senate Special Committee on Aging that his office runs several programs aimed at protecting older residents and keeping them engaged in the community.
Prummell described a senior outreach program in which volunteers call participants—often adults over 60 who are disabled or living alone—twice weekly. "If we don't hear from them, there's a scheduled time in which we contact them. If we're unable to get in touch with them, we send somebody out to their house to make sure that they are okay," he said.
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