Over 40 Jamaican seniors reported missing this year amid dementia concerns

More than 40 elderly people have been reported missing to Jamaica's police since January, with cases spanning multiple parishes. Families endure long, hopeful searches aided by flyers, social media, and police canines, but most tips have yielded no breakthroughs. A few cases have been resolved—two reunifications and one death—and the story underscores dementia as a key factor driving such disappearances and the need for improved elder-safety measures.