EXTREMELY WORRIED ABOUT NEIGHBOUR! What to do???!

[BabyBentleyBlonde]

so this lady lived in my building for years, we’d say hi to each other

then she started acting very strange.

she for a year now

1. knocks/touches my door and leaves
2. has this like weird/crazy/scared/confused look in her face. sometimes, I walk outside and she stands and stares at me
3. she is everyday wearing nothing but tank top and short shorts in this freezing cold weather
4. is digging through rubbish bins for hours everyday. Or Checking bin like 30 times a day
5. Walks out at 3am and also digs through rubbish bins
6. keeps asking people for cigarette despite never smoking

she looks older than 50 and always walked with cane

is it possible this is like dementia? I’m worried about her. Should I report her and try to get her help?? I’m worried she is not getting the help/care she needs?

I mean she is outside is very cold weather in tiny shorts and tank top. Digging through rubbish

we live in this big building and I don’t know what flat she lives in.

my question is should I report, and who do I report to? And how do I find out which building she lives in?

I know it’s not funny at all, so apologies, but how terribly British!

What @mindutopia said.

But in addition to writing to the GP surgery I would also talk to Adult Social Care. Don’t let them fob you off - be insistent, describe her appearance and behaviour and the frequency of these incidents. Be clear that this lady is in urgent need of a welfare check.

You know that how??

The one that I work for would not do anything with a referral from a random person who doesn’t even know the name or exact address. Not that we would not want to but we would not be able to.

You can be as insistent as you like but they won’t do anything because this level of info is of no practical use. Neither social care nor mental health services have any kind of investigative powers or remit to look into random information. We don’t have spare manpower to go out round the streets looking for people. It has to be a specific concern about a named person.

So photos of this woman and floor (neighbour said she lives on 5th floor but small chance could be mistaken) on wouldn’t work?

You need a name at the minimum. You will be trying to make a report over the phone I assume so how will anyone see a picture? Even if you have a name and you have no consent from her nor evidence that this is actually anything to do with mental illness I cannot see how a mental health team will get involved.

Have you tried reporting to the housing provider? That’s honestly a much better idea as they have far more chance of knowing who she is given she is their tenant.

in that case the police seem to be your only option

dont give it any more thought.
just make the call