I knew an old woman like this once
she liked to withdraw cash, hide the money in her flat, then call the police and tell them her family had stolen it.
She, however, refused to wear her panic button as she obviously felt she would gain more pity from her daily visits (from put-upon daughter) if found prostrate and incapable. Until the time, of course, that she actually DID fall over, and had no way to call for help, not realising her daughter was away for a few days. She had been on the floor for three days when her daughter did find her. She called an ambulance, and the paramedic spent every available moment giving her a bollocking for being so unerringly rude to them and her daughter as they arrived, and for not wearing the panic button. He did this as she stayed on the floor and refused to move her until she apologised. I think he got her number pretty quick off the mark - the daughter was quite impressed.
(niceandwarmandhot vive la résistance, Tue 1 Apr 2008, 12:20, Reply)