Bear breaks into Pennsylvania retirement home, nurses take action: ‘I grabbed a walker and was hitting him’

INDIANA Pennsylvania KDKA Nursing homes are used to having visitors but a retirement area in western Pennsylvania had a rather unbearable guest on Tuesday night Presbyterian Senior Living which runs St Andrew s Village in Indiana Pennsylvania reported a juvenile male black bear broke through a window a little after p m Functionaries explained he was looking for food but what he identified was Charlene Elliot and a limited other St Andrew s nurses I grabbed a walker and was hitting him trying to get him away from the residents Elliot mentioned Cause my thought was he was going to from quick reaction from them he s going to maul them or swipe slap at them That was my worst fear Elliot disclosed that specific nurses tried to lure the bear out of rooms with things like Rice Krispies treats but she declared it took her and her club basically wrangling the bear and pushing it out of the door to get it to go The Pennsylvania Challenge Commission later came and set up a bear trap Early Wednesday morning they were able to humanely catch and relocate the -pound yearling I feel I went above and beyond for my residents and that s the way I feel I would put my life on the line for them and pretty much I did Elliot mentioned Elliot declared that nothing like this has ever happened to her before but no doubt residents are happy that she acted speedily and was smarter than the average bear We are incredibly proud of our band s quick thinking and dedication to ensuring the safety of everyone in our locality To prevent future wildlife encounters the match warden safely relocated the bear to a more suitable habitat in current times and all bird feeders on our campus were removed Presbyterian Senior Living stated in a news release According to the Pennsylvania Battle Commission there are about black bears in the state and while they re usually afraid of humans chosen that live close by can become habituated If there are food sources like bird feeders or garbage cans bears that are used to people can be drawn to backyards The Contest Commission says Pennsylvania s black bears are rather non-confrontational and attacks are rare Majority of the time black bears are just looking for an easy meal While there s no real playbook for a bear current into a nursing home the Contest Commission says if you do find yourself in a situation like this consistently protect yourself and inevitably try to make sure there is an open door for the animal to go out