Strategies to Locate Lost Persons with Dementia: A Case Study of Ontario First Responders

Table 2

Strategies used by police for lost persons with dementia.

Strategy type	Total number of participants that used the strategy	Region(s) that used the strategy
Search tactics	15	North; South West; South Central; Central; East; Toronto; Provincial
Project lifesaver^®	6	Central, North
MedicAlert^®	6	South Central; Central, East; Toronto
Education and awareness	5	Central, South West
Vulnerable persons registry	5	South Central; Central, South West
Alerting public transit	4	South Central, Central, South West; Toronto
Media releases	2	North; South West; South Central; Central; East; Toronto; Provincial
Label clothing	1	East