Columbia, SC personal injury attorney Mark D. Chappell talks about a memorable nursing home case he handled. Recently, a case emerged in the lower part of the state involving a former lawyer in his 90s who was allowed to leave a memory care unit unsupervised. After a 10-day search, he was found in a saltwater marsh within half a mile of the nursing home, and it was determined he had been alive for nine of those days. The horror and heartbreak experienced by his family, imagining what he endured, are beyond words. Families place loved ones in such facilities with the expectation that they will be safe and cared for. Making the decision to entrust a loved one to such a facility is one of the most difficult choices a spouse or child can face, relying on the promise of proper care and oversight.