Clare Nowland,95,was allegedly Tasered by officers after being found with a knife,while using her walker,at Yallambee Lodge aged care facility in Cooma on Wednesday morning.
Family spokesman Andrew Thaler said Nowland was Tasered in the chest and back about 4am on Wednesday after police were called to Yallambee.
“She has dementia that waxes and wanes,she’s good and bad at times,” Thaler said.
“The family are shocked,the community are shocked ... The question will be how was it appropriate to use this level of force on a 95-year-old woman?”
Snowy Monaro Regional Council,which operates Yallambee,confirmed the incident on social media on Thursday.
“Council are supporting our staff,residents,and families during this difficult time,” the statement read.