Too often I have found that youth fail to recognize and appreciate their elders in our society. When I stumbled upon this article, I was touched by the concern and proactivity of 15-year-old Kenneth Shinozuka. His grandfather is living with Alzheimer’s disease. After family caregivers suffered through several scares in which his grandfather wandered away, Kenneth took action. He created a real-time, low-cost alert system in the form of a very small sensor placed on the foot of an Alzheimer’s patient. Data gathered following the use of this device with his own grandfather, which alerts his caregiver via their personal smartphone, has drawn a great deal of attention and funding. Even at a young age, Kenneth recognizes that while there is still no cure for this difficult disease, there is a significant need to increase patient safety and dignity. For more information, please visit the Scouting Magazine article. You will find more detail on his invention, including a video (below) and a full outline of his work at the Google Science Fair Page. Kudos to Kenneth!