Former first lady Nancy Reagan hospitalized

SANTA MONICA, California (AP) - Former first lady Nancy Reagan was hospitalized after falling in her home in Bel-Air but is doing well, her spokeswoman said.

Reagan, 86, was taken to St. John’s Health Center, where doctors determined she did not break a hip Sunday as initially feared, spokeswoman Joanne Drake said.

Drake said Reagan was doing well and would be staying the night in the same room where former President Ronald Reagan stayed after he broke his hip at home in 2001. He died June 5, 2004, after a 10-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. The two were married for 52 years.

Reagan’s family physician recommended the overnight stay "as a precaution," Drake said.

"She’s joking and visiting in her room," Drake said.

A message left for a hospital spokesman Sunday night was not immediately returned.

Nancy Reagan’s last major public appearance was at the Jan. 30 Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California, where she sat with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.