(La Porte County, IN) - A La Porte County woman with dementia was bitten by a dog after walking into the wrong house.  That’s according to La Porte County Police, who had an officer respond to a home in the Fish Lake area during the early afternoon hours on Monday.

Police said the investigation shows a 90 year old woman suffering from dementia wandered off her property and went inside a neighbor’s home by mistake.  After stepping inside, the woman was bitten on her right arm by a bulldog belonging to the home owner.  A police report of the incident shows the woman was taken to Memorial Hospital in South Bend for treatment.

The case was forwarded to La Porte County Animal Control to further investigate.