We analyzed existing data to understand missing persons incidents and lost person behaviour specific to persons living with dementia in Canada. We used data bases from key partners including in police services, search and rescue volunteer organizations, Medic Alert, and interRAI’s health data.
Partners included Edmonton Police Service, Regina Police Service, Waterloo Regional Police Service, Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal, Hamilton Police Service, Ontario Provincial Police, Kahnawake Peacekeepers, and British Columbia Search and Rescue Association.
Selected Publications and Media Interviews
Miguel-Cruz, A., Perez, H., Choi, Y., Rutledge, E., Daum, C., & Liu, L. (2024). The prevalence of missing incidents and their antecedents among older adult MedicAlert subscribers: Retrospective descriptive study. JMIR Aging, 7:e58205, doi: 10.2196/58205.
Cruz, A.M., Perez, H., Rutledge, E., Daum, C., & Liu, L. (2024). Factors associated with a history of critical wandering among Medic-Alert subscribers. BMC Geriatrics, 24, 564.
Galloway, M. (2024, June 17). Seniors with dementia often go missing. What can be done? CBC Radio The Current (featuring Lili Liu).
