Code Alert (RF Technologies) vs. SecurTRAK: Elopement Prevention Systems Compared

If you are evaluating wander management for a hospital, behavioral health facility, or senior living community, Code Alert by RF Technologies is almost certainly on your shortlist — it is one of the longest-established names in the category. This comparison explains how Code Alert’s door-egress approach and SecurTRAK’s campus-wide RTLS approach differ, so you can match the architecture to your facility’s actual risk profile.

Competitor information in this article is based on each vendor’s publicly available materials as of mid-2026 and describes general product categories. Capabilities change — always confirm current specifications directly with any vendor you evaluate.

What Code Alert Does Well

RF Technologies has served senior care and healthcare facilities for decades, and Code Alert is a focused, mature product family. Its core strength is door and exit monitoring: when a resident wearing a tag approaches a protected egress point, the system alarms and can trigger door locking. For single-building senior living communities whose primary concern is monitored exits, that focused scope has a long track record.

Where the Approaches Differ

1. Egress alerting vs. continuous location

A door-egress system knows a tagged resident is near a monitored door. It does not track location between doors, in common areas, or after an exit. SecurTRAK’s PatienTRAK maintains continuous, real-time location for every tagged patient — which room they are in right now, which corridor they are moving down, and, critically, where they are after a breach.

2. The “after the alarm” gap

Every elopement response has two phases: the alert, and the find. Door-based systems handle the first; the second is a manual search. With campus-wide RTLS, the find is on the map — indoors at room level, outdoors across grounds and parking areas, on the same console.

3. Single-purpose vs. platform

Wander management is typically a standalone purchase. SecurTRAK runs elopement prevention, staff duress, infant security, and asset tracking on one infrastructure — one install, one console, one support relationship.

Which Architecture Fits Your Facility?

If your risk is confined to a handful of monitored doors in a single small building, a door-egress product may be sufficient. If your facility is a hospital or multi-building campus — or your incident reviews keep asking “where did the patient go after the alarm?” — continuous campus-wide location is the standard to hold vendors to.