jmac,
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An interesting and troubling trend around age-disability in the U.S.: increasingly, if an elder has a fall, the staff in their home doesn't help them get up. They call 911 instead, even if the elder is awake and uninjured. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/05/03/assisted-living-homes-senior-falls-911/

This makes nobody happy. The responders spend more of the day unavailable for truly life-threatening emergencies, while the elders just lie on the floor—frustrated, embarrassed, and ignored—waiting for the fire engines to arrive. It sounds miserable.

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