Man with dementia reported missing after hospital release


A man with dementia and bipolar disorder was reported missing after being released from a hospital despite having no local family. Staff at a healthcare center noticed he was missing and reported it.
Audio|Source: Cleveland Police - West
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Transcript:
16, you can send me Detroit. 8902, Detroit. Algar Healthcare Center. (name withheld), the nurse, is calling in. They had a male takeoff. Lard Hopkins. He is dementia, bipolar. I guess EMS took him to Fairview. They said he was released to family, but he doesn't have family in Cleveland. It's a code one, kid. He's missing from Fairview then? Yeah, it sounds like it. Are you going to go there? Yeah, I'm going to start there. Yeah, the caller is saying he has no family here, his sister's his guardian, and she lives in New York. All right, they say when he was released. 2222 last night. Oh, and they're calling now. Okay. I don't know if they still thought he was at the hospital and just figured out right now that he's not, or what's going on? All right.
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Location mentioned:
Near E 22nd St, Cleveland, OH 44115
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