GREENWOOD, Ind. — More local assisted-living facilities will have to pay up when they call 911 for non-emergency situations. On Monday, Greenwood’s City Council agreed to become the next central Indiana municipality to impose fines for businesses straining emergency resources.
Since 2022, call data shows long-term care facilities account for 15% of all the city’s fire department runs each year. That’s over 880 calls so far in 2025 alone.
The problem, Mayor Mark Myers said, is that, in many cases, there isn’t a major medical emergency. Often, they’ll be called for lift assistance when a resident falls…