I hadn't even made it to my clients door to check on him when there was a knock on the door. There was a policeman at the door and he had my client, a small 85 year old man in PJs and slippers, with him.
"He couldn't remember where he lived.." the policeman started with.
He had only been a block away and was found before he was even missed but wandering can be a big problem with people with Alzheimer's and dementia. It became such a problem in Virginia that the police are now taking classes on how to find these wanderers. To learn more about it read the following article:
More With Dementia Wander From Home
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