Welfare check requested for possible nursing home neglect, Chicago IL
Family OffenseA caller requested a welfare check on a woman in a nursing home near W 95th St department 313. The caller said the woman may be neglected or abused because she is not allowed to have a phone and is not repositioned in bed. The caregiver, who has lived with her for eight years, asked to be contacted by an officer.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 09
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Transcript:
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This is coming over as a check-the-world being at near W 95th St department 313.
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The caller is in Evergreen, says we'd like the police to check on a woman.
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Spoke with the woman's daughter and was told she's being neglected or abused in the nursing home.
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They will not let her have a phone, and they do not reposition her in the bed.
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Call is not sure if she's still in the same room and not sure she, um...
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They said she asked,
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he asked if he could be contacted by the officer, said she, he lives with Ms.
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(name withheld) for eight years and he's her caregiver.
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Location mentioned:
Near W 95th St department 313, Chicago, IL 60643
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