Found Deceased AR - Barbara Ann Doyle, 74, left assisted living cntr same day admitted, Bella Vista, 12 Aug 2021

[swanniee11]

I keep checking in on Ms. Doyle. Where could she possibly be? Praying!!!!!!!!

 

[swanniee11]

BUMPING! I can't stand to see this on page 4.

 

[mlhenn]

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Monday, Aug 16
UPDATE: 1:15pm
Barbara Doyle still has not been located.
Since we received the call Aug 12 that she was missing, we’ve had 12 agencies helping us search 400 acres.
We’ve deployed personnel on foot, atvs, vehicles, boats, horseback, and bikes.
We’ve used canines and drones.
We’ve searched and re-searched land and water...AND We will continue to search this week for Ms. Doyle.

 

[swanniee11]

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UPDATE: We spoke with Barbara's husband Jack tonight (Monday). He says Barbara has dementia. He had checked her into the assisted living facility for respite care just a few hours before her disappearance. He says it's possible someone picked her up. Their 52nd wedding anniversary was yesterday. He's desperate for answers but not giving up hope.

 

[swanniee11]

Family pleads for help in day five of search for Barbara Doyle in Bella Vista | KNWA FOX24
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“As time goes on, it gets a little harder, a little heavier,” said an emotional Jack Doyle, Barbara’s husband.
The past few days have been very difficult for the Doyle family. August 16th is Jack and Barbara’s 52nd wedding anniversary.

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Miss Barbara did not walk out the front door, she walked out of one of our doors in the back part of the house,” he clarified. “She was in the assisted living part of our facility which was not locked down.”

She was last seen on Thursday at 3 p.m. Brookfield provided surveillance video footage showing her walking in a hallway. She is 5 foot, 120 pounds and was last seen wearing black jeans and a grey T-shirt-like sweater with black glasses that can hang around her neck.

MORE AT LINK.

 

[mlhenn]

Family pleads for help in day five of search for Barbara Doyle in Bella Vista | KNWA FOX24

Barbara’s husband checked her into the assisted living facility a few hours before she disappeared.

Barbara was checked into the facility to receive respite care for a few days.

She was last seen on Thursday at 3 p.m. Brookfield provided surveillance video footage showing her walking in a hallway.

Staff started looking for her at 3:45 p.m and the police were on scene by 4:45.


Will Henderson is the Administrator for Brookfield Assisted Living in Bella Vista, where Barbara was last seen.

“Miss Barbara did not walk out the front door, she walked out of one of our doors in the back part of the house,” he clarified. “She was in the assisted living part of our facility which was not locked down.”

KNWA asked if the facility can be held liable for her disappearance.

“Per regulation, we are well within our protocol in making sure that we are following up with Miss Barbara by checking on her every 45 minutes,” said Henderson.

Call BVPD at 479-855-3771 with any information on her whereabouts.

 

[swanniee11]

Sorry folks but I'm bumping again. This is kind of personal, my Mom has the same issues.

 

[mlhenn]

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UPDATE: Wed., 08.18
Representatives from the Morgan Nick Foundation came in today to meet with members of our police dept. and the family of missing 74 yr old Barbara Doyle to talk about the efforts in this case so far. We are continuing to work diligently on this case, despite not yet having good news for the family.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Sorry folks but I'm bumping again. This is kind of personal, my Mom has the same issues.

A private donor is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the safe return of a 74-year-old woman with possible dementia missing from a Bella Vista assisted living facility.

Barbara Doyle went missing from Brookfield Assisted Living in Bella Vista on Thursday, August 12, 2021.

Efforts have included personnel from 12 agencies, utilizing crews on foot, ATVs, vehicles, boats, bikes, and horseback, as well as canines and drones.

Doyle’s husband is her only relative in the area and lives in a nearby neighborhood.

The family and police are now asking the community again for any help providing information that might lead to bringing Doyle home.
$10,000 reward offered for info leading to safe return of Bella Vista woman | KSNF/KODE - FourStatesHomepage.com

 

[moonriverfarm]

I can't imagine. Are there cameras outside the facility or on surrounding buildings?

 

[mlhenn]

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Thursday, August 19
We continue to ask that residents do not conduct searches for missing Barbara Doyle. We are working hard to search in the most effective, methodical way and public interference could jeopardize these efforts. In addition, we do not want anyone getting injured or lost while searching.
Also, the Bella Vista Police Department is not affiliated in any way with the reward offered by the family through a private donor.
Thank you for your understanding.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

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I didn’t realize it was in the Ozarks. Beautiful country. My folks are from there. I was diagnosed with early onset dementia and Alzheimer’s just a bit over a year ago. I work tirelessly trying to slow the process - brain puzzles, games, organizing, scrapbooking and working and playing in my favorite of all - WS. I do have much trouble with short term memory. I lose and misplace things all the time. All the time. I get so frustrated when scrapping cause I lose the damn scissors ten times a day. I think of something I need to do in another room and can’t remember what once I go to that room. I cry a lot when I lose things. I’ll be in a conversation with my family and suddenly I can’t remember my words and I get flustered and cry some more. It drives me crazy. I keep fighting it. I’m way too young. I’m only 65. The doctors say the combination from the brain damage I suffered in a massive right brain stroke may be why it’s appearing so early.

 

[mlhenn]

Barbara Doyle: $10k reward offered for missing Bella Vista woman

Here is an additional article concerning the reward.

Aug 19
An anonymous donor has offered a $10,000 reward in the search for a missing Bella Vista woman.

Anyone who has information that leads to Doyle's safe recovery will be given $10,000, according to the release. The reward fund expires on Sept. 12.

People from 12 agencies have searched 2.1 square miles surrounding the facility. The search area has been expanded to an area of 6 miles. It includes people on foot, in ATVs and other vehicles, boats, bikes, on horseback, and with dogs and drones.

If you have any information on where Doyle may be, contact Bella Vista Police Department at 479-855-3771.

 

[mlhenn]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

74 yr old, white, female
5’0-5’2”
115-120 lbs
Short, white hair
Eye color is unknown
Wears black glasses around her neck

Clothing
Grey shirt and black jeans with black glasses that she wears around her neck.

Circumstances of Disappearance
74 year old Barbara Doyle was last seen on August 12, 2021 in Bella Vista, Arkansas.

 

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[swanniee11]

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I didn’t realize it was in the Ozarks. Beautiful country. My folks are from there. I was diagnosed with early onset dementia and Alzheimer’s just a bit over a year ago. I work tirelessly trying to slow the process - brain puzzles, games, organizing, scrapbooking and working and playing in my favorite of all - WS. I do have much trouble with short term memory. I lose and misplace things all the time. All the time. I get so frustrated when scrapping cause I lose the damn scissors ten times a day. I think of something I need to do in another room and can’t remember what once I go to that room. I cry a lot when I lose things. I’ll be in a conversation with my family and suddenly I can’t remember my words and I get flustered and cry some more. It drives me crazy. I keep fighting it. I’m way too young. I’m only 65. The doctors say the combination from the brain damage I suffered in a massive right brain stroke may be why it’s appearing so early.

God bless you. Stay strong. Like I tell my mom " Don't let the little things get to you. HUGS!

 

[slowpoke]

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I didn’t realize it was in the Ozarks. Beautiful country. My folks are from there. I was diagnosed with early onset dementia and Alzheimer’s just a bit over a year ago. I work tirelessly trying to slow the process - brain puzzles, games, organizing, scrapbooking and working and playing in my favorite of all - WS. I do have much trouble with short term memory. I lose and misplace things all the time. All the time. I get so frustrated when scrapping cause I lose the damn scissors ten times a day. I think of something I need to do in another room and can’t remember what once I go to that room. I cry a lot when I lose things. I’ll be in a conversation with my family and suddenly I can’t remember my words and I get flustered and cry some more. It drives me crazy. I keep fighting it. I’m way too young. I’m only 65. The doctors say the combination from the brain damage I suffered in a massive right brain stroke may be why it’s appearing so early.

I don’t want to derail the thread and take the focus off of Barbara, but I just wanted to say I’m sorry you are going through this. I am the same age as you, so I feel great empathy. Regarding the scissors frustration, would buying multiples of it help? My kids were always misplacing scissors when they were young, so I kept a whole bunch of them to avoid a lot of frustration.

As for this case, looking at the Google map of the surrounding area, it looks like it’d be hard to find her if she were incapacitated in what appears to be large wooded areas. Heartbreaking.

 

[Cagle]

Reward offered in search for Bella Vista woman

A $10,000 reward has been offered for information that leads to the safe return of a woman who went missing from an assisted living facility last week.

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A private donor set up the reward, which expires Sept. 12, according to the release.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

“The main thrust is to get new information out about Barbara," Jack Doyle said. "We are hoping with the new development -- the reward -- leads to finding her."

Anyone with information can contact police at (479) 855-3771.

The Police Department, in a Facebook post Thursday, asked residents not to conduct their own searches for Barbara Doyle.

"We are working hard to search in the most effective, methodical way and public interference could jeopardize these efforts," the post stated. "In addition, we do not want anyone getting injured or lost while searching."

The department also stated it is not affiliated in any way with the reward offered through the family by the private donor.
Reward offered in search for Bella Vista woman

 

[mlhenn]

Anonymous Donor Offers $10,000 For Safe Return of Woman Who Walked Away From Assisted Living Facility

Aug 20
Authorities are still searching for Barbara Doyle, 74, after wandering away from an assisted living facility that she was admitted to earlier that day.

Doyle may have dementia, and her family reportedly said she has wondered off in the past, but always staying near major roadways. A multi-agency search expanded to six miles beyond Brookfield Assisted Living has not yet turned up leads about Doyle’s disappearance.

It is unclear from the report if Doyle had resistance to being admitted to the facility.