14,527 cases of missing persons with dementia have been reported... Cho Eun-hye, a member of the National Power Council, says, ``20% more than five years ago, safety net should be strengthened'' - South Korea

In South Korea, more than 10,000 cases of missing persons with dementia are reported each year, and it has been found that the number of missing persons with dementia who are found dead is about 100 per year.
According to documents received from the National Police Agency on the 10th by Cho Eun-hee, a member of the People's Power (ruling party) who is a member of the National Assembly Administration and Safety Committee, a total of 14,000 missing persons with dementia were reported by the police last year.
There were 527 cases, an increase of about 20% from five years ago. The number of reported disappearances of dementia patients (regardless of the year of occurrence, acceptance criteria for the relevant year) was 12,131 in 2018, 12,479 in 2019, and 20
12,272 applications were accepted in 2020, 12,577 in 2021, 14,527 in 2022, and 7,017 in the first half of this year.
In the five years since 2018, the number of undiscovered people has reached 24, and as of June this year, there are 89 long-term missing people who have not been found for more than five years.
It was done. Under these circumstances, it has been revealed that an average of 100 missing dementia patients are found dead each year.
To prevent elderly people with dementia from disappearing, the Ministry of Health and Welfare will link the smartphones of dementia patients and their guardians.
The company operates a ``dementia check app and wandering detection service,'' which allows the real-time location of dementia patients to be confirmed.
Meanwhile, the National Police Agency is implementing a ``pre-registration system for fingerprints of patients with dementia''.
Representative Cho said, ``With the rapid aging trend, the number of dementia patients is continuously increasing.
There is an urgent need to strengthen the protection network so that people can return home quickly and safely."