UK Police-issued NFC Devices Help Safeguard People Living with Dementia

May 23, 2022Around 40,000 people with dementia go missing for the first time every year in the United Kingdom. The UK's Avon and Somerset Police Force is helping families and the wider community locate missing people who are living with dementia, or who may require assistance while out in the community. The police force's Dementia Safeguarding Scheme allocates free NFC-enabled devices that are distributed to members of the community through an on-line applicatio...