TBI introduces app, website to find and help seniors
“We’re tired of seeing seniors being victimized when common-sense advice could have saved both headache and heartache.”
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - In an effort to meet the needs of Tennessee’s growing senior citizen population, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) unveiled TBI Find and SafeSeniorTN.
TBI Find is a mobile app that connects the public with up-to-the-minute information about Silver Alerts issues in Tennessee. The app provides information to connect seniors and those who care for them with resources that are made to support and educate them.
One of the key features of the TBI Find app is the CareKit feature. That allows users to upload information and pictures of family members and loved ones that could be emailed to law enforcement in case of an emergency.
TBI said that although the app is designed for seniors, parents of children can also use the CareKit feature.
“Too many times we issue Silver, AMBER, or Endangered Child alerts with out-of-date pictures or incomplete or inaccurate details of the missing person,” Smitherman said. “This app empowers the public to prepare for an emergency – before it happens – which can definitely help us help them when it matters most.”
TBI Find can be accessed on both Apple and Android devices.
The second initiative, SafeSeniorTN, is available at www.SafeSeniorTN.com. The website gives senior citizens easy-to-understand guidance on technology, and financial and personal safety topics to prevent crimes impacting them.
“We’re tired of seeing seniors being victimized when common-sense advice could have saved both headache and heartache,” said Andy Corbitt, TBI’s Special Agent in Charge of its Medicaid Fraud Control Division in East Tennessee. “That’s why we’ve worked to bring together the best guidance in one, trustworthy resource we can update as technology and crime evolves.”
The website currently includes information on topics such as email and text messaging safety and technology along with healthcare fraud and patient issues.
The website provides details on warning signs and how to report crimes or concerns.
“The safety and well-being of our seniors are among our highest priorities,” TDH Commissioner Ralph Alvarado, MD, FACP said. “The TBI Find and SafeSeniorTN initiatives reflect our partnership’s commitment and our collective responsibility to protect our loved ones and ensure we are equipped with the tools to make a difference in their lives.”
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