Linda Perhacs, the 82-year-old folk singer-songwriter who had been reported missing earlier this week, has been found safe, authorities and close associates confirmed Thursday. Perhacs had been receiving treatment for dementia and was last known to be living in a care facility in Northridge, California.

Friends and members of the music community raised concerns after they lost contact with Perhacs and her legal guardian following her discharge from the care facility about eight months ago. A missing-person report was subsequently filed with local authorities and adult protective services. The search intensified after a call for information circulated on social media.

Laurel Stearns, Perhacs’s former manager, announced in a statement that the singer had been located. The statement expressed gratitude to those who shared the search effort and extended support, while requesting privacy for Perhacs as those close to her consider the next steps for her care. “We hope this moment allows for compassion, healing and continued support for an artist whose work has touched so many lives,” the statement said. Authorities, as well as members of the music community, were thanked for their contributions to the resolution.

Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson Officer Charles Miller confirmed that Perhacs was found safe on Wednesday and described the case as closed.

Perhacs’s musical career began in the late 1960s in Los Angeles, where she worked as a dental hygienist and pursued songwriting on the side. Her debut album, “Parallelograms,” was released in 1970 with limited commercial impact but later gained a cult following during the late 1990s and 2000s, prompted by reissues and renewed interest. She subsequently released two more albums: “The Soul of All Natural Things” in 2014 and “I’m a Harmony” in 2017.

Fernando Perdomo, who co-produced Perhacs’s last two albums, posted a video on social media about six weeks ago stating that he had attempted to reach her but had been unable to contact her legal guardian after learning she had been moved to a new care facility. The video was later removed, and Perdomo clarified that his reference to “next of kin” pertained to Perhacs’s legal guardian rather than family members.

Perhacs’s friends also posted updates on her social media accounts indicating that she remains in a different care facility and thanked the community for coming together to secure her well-being.