Keeping an eye on older neighbours.

good for you Nan Kate!

Your neighbour's daughter is very lucky to have you keeping an eye on her mother. Well done. So glad you did not have to make the call to Chicago!

Blimey! Well done Kate

Well done Kate.
You could have averted a tragedy.
More than twenty years ago I rang my Mum one evening & got no answer. Tried again 15 minutes later & still no answer so I rang her neighbour & asked him to go round.
Mum was unconscious on the kitchen floor.
She was admitted to hospital & recovered & lived for another year, but it was the beginning of the end. ?
As nottooold says, your neighbour’s daughter must be very grateful to you.

What lovely caring neighbours you are NanKate

Wish my Mum had similar, none of her neighbours even bother to speak to her. Luckily I am only 10 miles away.

Thanks for your kind words. I posted this thread as I was feeling shaky and needed to unload. We have lived here so long that we know a lot of neighbours who are kind and helpful to us.

Well done.
Just before Christmas I noticed my neighbour’s lights and blinds looked exactly as they were the night before. I alerted the key holder and he was found on the floor.
He is still in hospital.
That’s what neighbour’s are for.

Good for you NanKate.

I have a good lookout post here, viewing across the garden and keep an eye on a neighbour. I've got to know his movements and habits so know if something's not right.
He's had a few falls and I've alerted staff if I've seen him splayed out on the floor. I look through the curtains.

If his bedroom window isn't open in the morning, I know something's amiss as he's always opened it for as far back as I can remember. He'll be 90 next week.
It's a bit like the blind leading the blind but I'd hate to think if the worst happened they'd be alone.

Speaking from the other side here, my neighbours keep an eye out for me as I am the only one in our close who lives alone. If my blinds aren't open they will check, unless they know I am away.. They have DS's number and will phone him if they are worried. It gives me peace of mind.

I think it's a worry familiar to lots of us. I don't quite know what I'd do if my nieghbour across the landing didn't answer her phone. Her only family is in the south of England. I hardly like to raise the topic with her. We don't have keys or contact info for family.
I bet you're relieved though.