Manuela Smith, 87, was reported missing in Riverside County
The family of a missing 87-year-old Riverside County woman who was spotted in San Diego called on authorities Monday to ramp up efforts to locate her.
During a news conference Monday, Smith’s granddaughter Kayla Farley and a group of advocates working on issued related to social justice and homelessness questioned why the hospital released Smith. They said the family was never contacted and that Smith shouldn’t have been discharged because she has dementia, was reported missing and had nowhere to go.
Scripps Health added that hospital staff work with patients to develop a discharge plan that can include information about resources that offer food, clothing, shelter and transportation.on behalf of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department on Sept. 2.Zamudio came across Smith around 4 a.m. on Labor Day, after she got a call from a community member who asked her to check on a woman who was sitting at a bus stop on University Avenue in Hillcrest.
Smith left behind her belongings, including two packed suitcases, family mementos, her bible, her prescriptions and various documents. Zamudio said she called San Diego police and found out that Smith had been reported missing in Riverside County.
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