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How to Prevent Missing Person Incidents for Seniors Living With Dementia
1 month ago | By Active Beat
People living with dementia are at risk of getting lost, and go missing every day in Canada. For example, in July, a person living with dementia went missing and was found by the police under a highway bridge more than 24 hours after he was last seen .
But for some people, the outcome might be different. They might never return home , or in some cases never be found .
This is a growing problem. Today, over 55 million people live with dementia worldwide , and this number is projected to triple by 2050. Recent research reported that the prevalence of missing person calls involving an...
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