Senior homes refuse to pick up fallen residents, dial 911. 'Why are they calling us?'

[Diamond_Dog]

7. We had to call 911 three times when my mother lived alone and fell.

After the third time, my sister and I told her she was no longer going to be able to live by herself.

One of those times, her neighbor saw her lying on the floor but couldn’t get into the house to help her. Emergency services had to break a window to get in.

So these firefighters/EMTs don’t want to do lift services? Aren’t they getting paid no matter if they’re lifting up a fallen senior and making sure they’re OK or whether they’re fighting a fire? You can’t pick up a 300 lb. senior by yourself who fell and hit his or her head or possibly broke an arm or a hip. Who else can help you?

Maybe group senior homes could consider a contract with services for this, but it’s a service still needed in private homes.