YCL volunteers (canine unit) learn methods to optimize the search for missing people who are dealing with dementia
Due to the large number of missing persons dealing with dementia, YCL volunteers underwent training in the field.
On Monday, July 17.7.23, XNUMX, the volunteers of the canine unit for Israel underwent special training by Dr. Rachel Ben Hayon, director of the cognitive service at the Rambam Hospital's Stroke and Cognition Clinic.
The subjects studied in the training
- Advice for those looking for the missing.
- General information about the phenomenon of wandering in demented patients.
- Advice for family members/caregivers in the routine, ways of coping when a lost person is found.
- Possible causes of confusion among dementia patients.
- Information about Alzheimer's disease.
- Ways of dealing with a demented missing person during a search.
YCL volunteers shared with Dr. Ben Hayon the cases and knowledge they gained in the field during the searches they conducted for hundreds of missing persons dealing with dementia, and decided to conduct a comprehensive study on the subject, with YCL providing the evidence from the field.
The training was organized by the commander of the Northern District of the High Court, Dodi Mayblom.
The YCL volunteers who attended the training summarize:
We thank Dr. Rachel Ben Hayon for this important training. We are sure that the training will help the YCL volunteers in the sacred work of searching and locating missing people.