Fallen Senior Citizen Rescued By Westlake Police

WESTLAKE, OH — An alert system helped police rescue an 84-year-old woman that had fallen inside her Westlake home.

At about 10:15 a.m. last Thursday, police got a notification from the department's "Are You OK?" system. The system allows senior citizens to sign-up for daily check-in phone calls. If the resident doesn't pick-up, the system alerts police that there may be a problem.

In this case, the system noted that an 84-year-old woman had not checked-in. Officers went to the woman's house and found her on the floor, unable to get up. Luckily, the woman was awake and alert and relatively unharmed, but she had been on the floor for nearly 17 hours straight.

The woman was taken to a local hospital and her relatives were contacted.

A Westlake Police spokesperson said this is a good example of the effectiveness of the "Are You OK?" system.

"You can sign up through the Community Services Department. Call 440-899-3544 with questions or to start the process," the spokesperson said.

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