People who care for others who have Dementia

Mon 9 Sep, 13:04

I can confirm Hannen's post from personal experience. When caring for my wife who had Alzeimers I had cause to call 999 and be put on to the missing persons connection. I have learned since that a well organised system swung into place. A policeman was at my flat within less than an hour. My information was being relayed to "Lowland Rescue Oxfordshire" - a charitable public service of some 70 trained volunteers, well resourced with tracker dogs, drones, underwater skills, access to the police helicopter, all on constant call. Trish wife was found walking along the A44 somewhere near Judds Garage (some 5/6 mile walk on footpaths we had never walked before)) and was brought home in a police car within less than 2 hours of calling 999. The follow up call from 'Missing Persons'  introduced me to The Herbert Protocol as explained by Hannen. I strongly recommend that you check out the Lowland Rescue Oxford - they need your support.  PS I got a wigging from Trish for sending police to find her - what was I doing home drinking tea!! So we went down to the Rosie for a drink .

Sat 7 Sep, 12:44 (last edited on Sat 7 Sep, 12:46)

I found this on the Thames Valley Police website:

https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/

Very useful if you or someone you know, cares for a friend or relative who has dementia.

Herbert Protocol form 

People with dementia sometimes get lost and go missing. If you care for someone with dementia you can fill in this form containing information to give to the police if the person goes missing. This means you don’t have to remember the information when you are under stress if someone goes missing. And it saves time, so the police can start the search sooner. You can fill in this form on your computer or print it out and fill it in by hand. Keep it somewhere safe where you can easily find it if the person goes missing. You could give a copy to friends, family and neighbours. Keep this information up to date whenever something changes. You only need to give the form to the police if the person goes missing. Details are helpful, but don’t worry if you can’t answer every question. There is space at the end of the form to tell us more if you run out of space for any of the questions. And you can always add another page to a printout or add something to an email.