Overview
The Managing Risks of Disappearance in Persons Living with Dementia (MRDPD) project builds capacities, partnerships and coordination of search and rescue (SAR) personnel, first responders, and communities to manage risks of going missing among persons living with dementia. With partners, we will implement and evaluate:
- Dementia Friendly Resources for First Responders in 6 provinces beyond Ontario, which include two Indigenous communities
- Toolkits for communities
- A guideline for return home interviews to prevent missing incidents
- Data collection approaches to monitor this issue
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Main Objectives
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To build capacities and develop partnerships with search and rescue personnel, first responders, and communities to manage risks of going missing among persons living with dementia
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To create, scale up, and evaluate digital toolkits for community organizations, PLWD, care partners, facilities, and health service providers
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To develop, scale up, and evaluate a best practice guide for conducting "Return Home Interviews" in Canada to manage the risks of repeat missing incidents
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To analyze existing data in police, SAR, vulnerable persons registries, Medic Alert, and interRAI to understand missing persons incidents
