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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00:0016, you can send me Detroit.00:078902 Detroit.00:08Algard Healthcare Center.00:12George, the nurse, is calling in.00:15They had a mail take off.00:16Lard Hopkins.00:18He is dementia, bipolar.00:21I guess EMS took him to Fairview.00:23They said he was released to family, but he doesn't have family in Cleveland.00:32It's a code one, kid.00:34He's missing from Fairview then? Yeah, it sounds like it.00:38Are you going to go there?00:41Yeah, I'm going to start there.00:47Yeah, the caller is saying he has no family here, his sister's his guardian, and she lives in New York.00:53All right, they say when he was released?01:0322, 22 last night.01:07Oh, and they're calling now.01:08Okay.01:13I don't know if they 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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16, you can send me Detroit.
00:07
8902 Detroit.
00:08
Algard Healthcare Center.
00:12
George, the nurse, is calling in.
00:15
They had a mail take off.
00:16
Lard Hopkins.
00:18
He is dementia, bipolar.
00:21
I guess EMS took him to Fairview.
00:23
They said he was released to family, but he doesn't have family in Cleveland.
00:32
It's a code one, kid.
00:34
He's missing from Fairview then? Yeah, it sounds like it.
00:38
Are you going to go there?
00:41
Yeah, I'm going to start there.
00:47
Yeah, the caller is saying he has no family here, his sister's his guardian, and she lives in New York.
00:53
All right, they say when he was released?
01:03
22, 22 last night.
01:07
Oh, and they're calling now.
01:08
Okay.
01:13
I don't know if they 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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