SAFEGUARD OUR
SENIORS PROGRAM
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How Does Safeguard Our Seniors Work?
Participants
in the S.O.S. program complete a questionnaire. The questionnaire contains
personal information about the participant, including medical information,
vehicle information, key holder information and emergency contact information.
Each participant is then given a decal with a designated number. This number
along with the letters S.O.S. will be the only information listed on the decal.
The information provided is then kept on file at the
What Are The Benefits Of The Safeguard Our
Senior Program? :
Oftentimes,
deputies or officers receive assignments to check on the welfare of individuals
only to find,
when they arrive on the scene, that the homes are secure and there is no
response. If no other information is available, a decision must be made whether
or not to forcibly enter the home to ascertain if the person is inside and in
need of help. If the person was a participant in the S.O.S. program, a
telephone call to a key holder would have provided quick entry into the home. A
telephone call to the relative listed on the questionnaire may help to provide
information on the participant's whereabouts or whether or not the participant
should be home.
Information
regarding the participant's vehicle can be used to help locate the participant
if he or she fails to return home. Participants who indicate that they have
permanent disabilities may be contacted in the event of a hurricane or natural
disaster to ascertain if they need assistance in evacuating. Although Safeguard
Our Seniors is available to anyone wishing to join, persons with special needs
may benefit the most.
As you can
see, these are just a few of the many benefits that the Safeguard Our Seniors
Program has to offer.
How can I participate?
--Complete
the Safeguard Our Seniors questionnaire and mail it to the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office Crime Prevention Unit,
--Upon
receipt of your questionnaire, a volunteer will deliver and affix your decal to
your front door.
--Update
your information anytime there is a change by completing a new questionnaire.
--Promptly
notify the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office if you
move from your residence or if you choose to cancel your participation in the
Safeguard Our Seniors program.
Where Can I Get The Forms?
SLCCV
residents can get the form at the Sheriff’s Sub Station in the