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Resident praises sheriff's sergeant for patient response to dementia call
Summary
Robert Abel told the Sheridan County staff meeting that a sheriff's sergeant spent an hour explaining a power of attorney and respecting his father's wishes during a dementia-related welfare call; Sheriff Levi Dominguez said the department will place Abel's letter in the sergeant's personnel file.
Robert Abel told Sheridan County commissioners at their Aug. 17 staff meeting that a sheriff's sergeant helped him and his father through a crisis when his father with dementia stopped eating and stopped taking medication.
"He went through the power of attorney and and explained what rights my dad still has as an American citizen," Abel said, adding that the sergeant asked Abel's permission before speaking to his father and "came into the house ... almost like a friend" rather than being assertive.
Sheriff Levi Dominguez thanked Abel for the letter and told the board the department is touched by direct gratitude from constituents. "That's kind of what our staff does on a daily basis," Dominguez said, and he told commissioners the letter will be placed in the sergeant's personnel file as an accommodation.
The recognition followed a brief staff meeting opening; commissioners asked that the commendation be recorded so the sergeant's diligence and respect for residents' rights are noted.
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