Resources to assist caregivers in managing a patient with dementia. (click on link to view in browser, right click on link and select Save As... to download the file)

Antecedents, descriptions and consequences of wandering in cognitively-impaired adults and the Safe Return program

This article focuses on those found alive.
Unattended wandering is a major problem in persons with dementia, such as those with Alzheimer's disease, and can result in those individuals becoming lost in the community. This article summarizes details about how and where persons with dementia become lost. Recommendations are provided on finding these individuals.

A look at deaths occurring in persons with dementia lost in the community

This article focuses on those found dead.
The purpose of this study was to examine cause of death in persons with dementia. Details are provided on how and where persons with dementia die after becoming lost.

People with Dementia Who Become Lost: Preventing Injuries and Death

This article focuses on strategies that can be used to find individuals who have become lost.

Helping the Lost Become Found

Information for caregivers about the problem of people with dementia becoming lost in the community

Caregivers Fact Sheet — Wandering in Dementia

New research conducted by faculty at the University of Florida describes the problem of people with dementia wandering away from their caregiver and becoming lost in the community. This fact sheet provides information for caregivers about the problem of wandering in persons with dementia, like Alzheimer's disease.