"I came to Room 202, I don't remember where my home is..." At about 11:00 a.m. on October 16, the drizzle was hazy, and Ms. Ma, an enthusiastic resident of Thames Town in Fangsong Street, brought an old man to the Thames Town Party Group Service Station. After several inquiries, the old man could not answer any questions except that he kept repeating that he was going to run to the owner of room 202. Zhang Jue, a staff member of the neighborhood committee, while comforting and accompanying the elderly, tried to help him contact his family.
"Early this morning, I heard a knock at the door, so I went out to look and saw this grandmother." Ms. Ma said that because the old man could not provide other information, he had to take her to the service station, hoping to use the power of the neighborhood committee to help her find her family. "The old man, who is in his 70s, has been talking about going to Room 202, and when I asked her what her name was and where her family lived, she couldn't answer." Zhang Jue told reporters. After seeing the old man's reaction, Zhang Jue immediately took out the owner registration form to check the basic situation of the owner of room 202. According to the registration form, Room 202 is vacant and has been unoccupied for a long time, with the last tenant having moved out a few years ago. Combined with this situation, Zhang Jue guessed that the old man's consciousness may have some problems, so while calming the old man's emotions, he reported to the community police.
"Grandma, you see it's noon, I'll buy you something, let's have lunch together, shall we?" "Don't eat, don't eat, I want, I don't..." the old man said vaguely. Grandma don't be afraid, I will accompany you to find your family. You drink the saliva and say so much, your mouth is dry. Zhang Jue prepared water and food for the old man, but found that the old man had a resistance psychology, so he had to accompany her, and he could not even eat lunch. At about 12 o'clock, the community police arrived at the scene, through face comparison, found the residential address and family information of the elderly, and then reported to the command center and contacted the elderly family.
At about 1:10 p.m., the family of the elderly rushed to the scene. "Thank you so much, we can't find the old man when we go home, the family is very anxious." The family members of the elderly thanked the staff of the Thames Town Neighborhood Committee and the police. It turned out that the old man had Alzheimer's disease, and that morning, the old man's family was in a hurry and forgot to close the door, and the old man walked out of the house. "Then why come to Room 202?" In the face of Zhang Jue's question, the old man's family explained that a few years ago, the old man used to do cleaning in the resident's home, and then the resident moved, he dismissed the old man, and the old man came to Thames Town again by bus according to the previous work itinerary.
Before the old man and his family left, Zhang Jue once again told the family that in addition to caring more about the old man and not letting her get lost unexpectedly, you can also prepare an identity information card on her, once the old man is lost, others can quickly confirm the identity of the old man and get in touch with his family.
■ Reporter Zhang Jie Courtesy of the interviewee
■ Text editor Jia Li Lu Yiyi
■ Column Editor Shu Zhengyu ■ Column Editor-in-Chief Zhao Jian