Welfare check ordered for woman with dementia in Grinnell home, Grinnell IA
Medical EmergencyEmergency responders dispatched to a Grinnell home for a welfare check on a woman with dementia after her husband was injured and taken away, prompting concern due to family inability to visit amid bad weather.
Audio|Source: Poweshiek County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Hi, cars, welfare check.
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13, go ahead.
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This is going to be on the wife of the male who was injured outside of Zost earlier and taken by ambulance.
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The wife is at home near CAST Street.
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She has dementia and family is not able to get over there tonight because of the weather to check on her.
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And they're concerned that she can't be alone.
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Now can go ahead.
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Does the family live in town or close?
00:40
Sounds like the daughter is in Omaha.
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10-4[1].
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We'll do a welfare check but we're not going to be able to like spend the night with her.
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That's what they're looking for.
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10-4[1]. 10-4.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment (Message received / OK)
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Location mentioned:
Grinnell, IA 50112
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