Cops Called To 91-Year-Old Woman's Home For Welfare Check Find Her Playing Video Games

An elderly woman has been confirmed OK after police were called to her home for a welfare check, only to find her playing video games--and trying to break a personal record.

https://www.cleveland.com/community/2026/04/video-game-playing-senior-sparks-concern-then-relief-at-westlake-police-department.html">News 5 Cleveland reports that authorities were dispatched to the woman's home on April 9 after she did not answer a call from an automated welfare-check system.

This was part of the city's use of the https://www.confirmok.com/">"Confirm OK" system, whereby people can agree to get calls for welfare checks.

The woman did not answer these calls, or a call from a police dispatcher.

Authorities then called the woman's daughter to confirm that her mother should have been home at the time.

Police then went to the home for a wellness check and initially "became more alarmed" because the woman did not answer their knock.