Wandering in Dementia Patients

As our population ages, dementia (the gradual loss of higher brain functions such as memory, orientation and attention) will be an increasing problem.

Wandering away from home is one of the most frustrating and potentially dangerous problems family and caregivers can face. Institutions such as nursing homes have secured doors and staff to prevent this. In your own home, this can be much more difficult.

Evidently, searching for wandering dementia patients is very difficult and very different from usual search and rescue since the demented person may not act logically and may actually try to evade rescuers.

Fortunately, there are some simple things you can do to prevent this in the above link, and also here.