When Someone
Living with Dementia
Goes Missing
What can Canadian cases teach us about person-centred practice?
Explore findings and case scenarios from Canadian research into missing-person cases involving people living with dementia, and consider how the evidence can inform conversations, education and organizational practice.
For first responders, service providers, educators and other professionals
Thursday, October 29, 2026
12:00–1:00 p.m. ET
Online via Zoom
What you'll explore
- What Canadian missing-person cases reveal about the experiences of people living with dementia.
- How research-informed scenarios can support conversations about risk, safety, independence and choice.
- Ways the findings can inform staff education and organizational practice.

MedicAlert Canada’s data, alongside other Canadian data sources are helping build a national picture of what happens when someone living with dementia goes missing. That evidence is shaping smarter systems, better-informed responders, and safer outcomes for families across the country.
This is what’s possible when real-world data turns into insight, and insight turns into action.
