Posted: Wed 5th Feb 2020

Police praise ‘fantastic’ staff at Queensferry supermarket after helping elderly man with dementia

News and Info from Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales
This article is old - Published: Wednesday, Feb 5th, 2020

Officers from North Wales Police have praised the ‘fantastic’ staff at Asda in Queensferry after helping elderly man with dementia today. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Police say the 82 year old man wandered into the store and was ‘confused’  ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Two members of the Asda team looked after the pensioner giving him a sandwich. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Staff from McDonalds – which is inside the store – gave the man some coffee before they called police. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Posting a message of thanks on the forces North Flintshire Facebook page, a police spokesperson said:  ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“We would just like to thanks staff at Asda and McDonalds in Queensferry today who were fantastic. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Sarah and Jan from Asda took care of an 82 year old gentlemen with dementia who had wondered in to the store and was confused. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

They gave him a sandwich and the kind staff at McDonalds gave him two coffees before contacting us. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

We managed to locate his carer and the gentlemen was returned home safely. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

It’s nice to be reminded of the good people in our community. Thank you.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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