At Marquis Springfield, the mission to help residents live the best rest of their lives doesn’t always stay inside the four walls of the facility. Sometimes it has to happen outside. On a cold and rainy winter day. With a life in serious jeopardy.

After being admitted with cognitive dysfunction after a stroke, a new patient became extremely angry as a likely side effect. Though in desperate need of care, he insisted on leaving the facility, walking out into the driving rain. Resident rights guidelines prevented staff from stopping him, so Kasandra, Jacqui, and Carrie (not pictured) stayed with him for the next four hours as he wandered aimlessly mile after mile.

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