No Lift Policies? Will Your Institutional Care Provider Pick You Up When You Fall?

 

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In this video, Attorney Donohew discusses a Washington Post investigative report about "fall assist" 911 calls from assisted living and other institutional care providers, and the prevalence of "No-lift" policies. 

The Washington Post article is entitled "Senior homes refuse to pick up fallen residents, dial 911. ‘Why are they calling us?,"  which came to Attorney Donohew's attention as a result of an article published by Rebecca C. Morgan, entitled,  "What Services are Provided by ALFs?" 

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According to  the Washington Post, 

"[l]ift-assist 911 calls from assisted living and other senior homes have spiked by 30 percent nationwide in recent years to nearly 42,000 calls a year...That’s nearly three times faster than the increase in overall 911 call volume during the same 2019-2022 period, the data shows." 

The article notes this practice is particularly prevalent in Illinois, and why the increasing number of calls is causing controversy.