2023-12-22 07:00:28
The old man’s home was damaged by a fire and he was unable to live in it. (Photo/Provided by Keelung Police Department)
The cold wave has hit recently, and the low temperatures are unbearable. An 85-year-old man named Zhang in Keelung was unable to live in his home due to a fire damage recently. He was hospitalized due to hyperkalemia. Since there were no beds in the resettlement institution, the old man was discharged from the hospital on the 20th of this month and sent back to his home without water or electricity. Unexpectedly, he was found dead in a nearby vegetable garden the next day, which was very sad.
The Keelung City Social Affairs Bureau assisted an old man named Zhang for hospitalization on the 13th. On the 19th, he received a notice from the hospital requesting him to be discharged. During this period, in addition to contacting the district director and community resources, it also contacted agencies to provide emergency beds. Among them, only the Renai Nursing Building can be opened on 21 He was placed under emergency placement on the same day because the hospital did not agree to stay for another day. The social worker assessed that the old man might still walk and believed that his physical condition was fine, so he accompanied him home and watched him eat and sleep before leaving.
Unexpectedly, the social worker discovered that the old man was not at home the next day. When he was found in the evening, he was obviously dead. Since the old man’s two children were unable to assist him in his resettlement work because they had lost contact for many years and were serving prison sentences, the case was handed over to the police for examination to determine the cause of death.
Mayor Xie Guoliang said he was very sad regarding this and has asked the Social Affairs Department to actively assist with follow-up funeral arrangements. He also called on the public to pay special attention to keeping warm outdoors in response to the severe cold wave, especially those with elderly people at home.
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