Wandering is a common challenge in dementia care. It can be aimless meandering, repetitive locomotion, or even purposeful movement that can lead to social problems such as getting lost or intruding into inappropriate spaces. Dementia-related wandering can be described as aimless meandering, repetitive locomotion or purposeful locomotion that causes a social problem such as getting lost, leaving a safe environment or intruding in inappropriate places. In this article we cover: Why People Wander Is Intervention Necessary? Wandering Out of Safe Areas Triggers - What Sparks Challenging Behaviours? How to Reduce Wandering