Prioritise the safety of people with dementia who go missing
Zena Aldridge Regional Admiral Nurse for Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire
A new protocol is helping to prevent care home residents from going missing, and providing information to help search for those that do
A scheme that helps find people with dementia who go missing from care homes, using personal dossiers and, in some cases, tracking devices, is being extended to those living in the community.
Nursing Standard.
31, 44, 29-29.
doi: 10.7748/ns.31.44.29.s29
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