Best Discrete Option — Hidden in Shoe or Pocket
| Placement | Hidden (shoe, pocket, clothing) |
| GPS type | Tile network (not real-time) |
| Battery | 1 year |
| Geofencing | No |
| Best for | Patients who resist wearing devices |
For dementia patients who resist wearing any device on their body, the Tile Ultra can be placed discreetly in a shoe, sewn into clothing, or placed in a daily bag — allowing location tracking without patient awareness or cooperation. While it provides location rather than real-time continuous GPS (checks in when near Tile network devices), it has successfully located wandering patients. Best combined with a door alert system for early wandering detection.
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