Memory Care Resident Runs Into Roadway, Injured at Assisted Living Facility

Summary: A 68-year-old male resident from a memory support (dementia) facility left the building and ran into the roadway, requiring intervention from multiple nurses. While being brought back, he sustained an elbow injury. Emergency services were dispatched to Capella Assisted Living at 62826.5 Road, Mesa County, Colorado. The patient was described as tall, wearing glasses, with a gray beard and a teal shirt. Staff and responders worked together to ensure his safe return and medical evaluation.