brainXchange webinar: Persons living with dementia who go missing: What do we know and how can we manage the risks?

The prevalence of missing persons living with dementia continues to increase and the outcomes of missing incidents can be devastating. It is suggested that 60% of persons living with dementia go missing at least once during the course of their condition, and at least 5% get lost repeatedly. Older adults including persons living with dementia also account for a growing proportion of search and rescue cases. In this webinar, we will share findings of a Canadian mixed methods study that explored the prevalence and antecedents of missing occurrences involving persons living with dementia. We will then describe a program of research focused on managing the risks of going missing among persons living with dementia using a variety of low and high-tech approaches.

Presenters:

• Noelannah Neubauer, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Waterloo
• Larissa Kowalski, Lead Researcher at the Community Health and Social Innovation Hub, University of the Fraser Valley
• Christine Daum, Research Assistant Professor, University of Waterloo