Moberg critical incident review the first of its kind, offers 7 recommendations – Winnipeg [Video]

A critical incident review into the disappearance of a man living with dementia has produced seven recommendations and is the first review of its kind in Manitoba.

Eighty-one-year-old Earl Moberg went for a walk in December 2023 and has been missing since. The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) deemed his disappearance as a critical incident, making it the first review of a case where the person has left a room while under WRHA care and not been found.

“This is a family at this point that does not have closure,” said WRHA Client Relations & Engagement director Wendy Singleton, “and in the recommendations that have been made that you’ve received, we are committed to providing them with completion of those recommendations.”

Those recommendations focus on the authority’s Home Care Program. Moberg’s wife Brenda was his primary caregiver, and he only received his first home care visit well into his dementia progression on Dec. 12, 2023 — the day he disappeared.