More than 425,000 Australians live with dementia and a common, potentially life-threatening behaviour linked to the disease is wandering. Researchers to recommend a 'Silver Alert' system, similar to alerts for missing children, be activated when someone with dementia is reported lost.

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More than 425,000 Australians live with dementia and a common, potentially life-threatening behaviour linked to the disease is wandering. Researchers to recommend a 'Silver Alert' system, similar to alerts for missing children, be activated when someone with dementia is reported lost.