Looking for their mother? My mother had dementia and she would just take off. Nursing homes have the same problem to. The LEO’s were out of line.
My husband’s father wandered away from his residential care facility. It’s not uncommon. Dementia patients can be escape artists. He was found in a wooded area a few hours later with nothing worse than scratches. It could have been much worse, but thankfully he was found rather quickly by people who knew him.
*** Dementia patients can be escape artists. ***
My friends’ Mom who had Dementia wandered off at 3am on a cold Texas night. This was in their home with two adults, or a caregiver at all times. She even had to go through their bedroom to get to the exterior door which had multiple locks.
About the time they discovered her missing, and called police, someone called to report they found an elderly woman in a nightgown heading down a hill towards a nearby creek.
They sure do... 3 of my kids work in rest homes as nurses, they sneak out the front door all the time. And it is deemed to not be politically correct to hang a sign around their neck to keep them safe from public society and law enforcement.