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Nov 21, 2014 · Maurice Rowland (left) and Miguel Alvarez were working at an assisted living home last fall. When it shut down, Maurice - - the cook -- and Miguel — the janitor -- stayed to take care of...
Nov 21, 2014 · In 2013, Maurice Rowland (left) was working as a cook at Valley Springs Manor, an assisted living home for elderly residents in California. He got his friend Miguel Alvarez (right) a job there as a janitor last fall.
Jun 21, 2019 · The only people who stayed behind were janitor Miguel Alvarez and cook Maurice Rowland, who struggled to provide basic care for the residents for more than two days. Neither was trained to care for the residents but said they didn’t want to leave the elderly men and women behind.
Nov 23, 2014 · When an assisted living facility closed—leaving sick residents abandoned inside—Maurice Rowland and Miguel Alvarez took charge and became heroes.
Mar 13, 2016 · Maurice Rowland and Miguel Alvarez, the cook and janitor who stood like sentinels over 19 elderly residents abandoned by staff at a Castro Valley care facility, were honored last week at...
Aug 30, 2024 · When the Valley Springs Manor assisted-living facility was shut down by the California Department of Social Service in October of 2013, prompting a "chaotic mass evacuation" of staff and residents. Maurice Rowland and Miguel Alvarez refused to abandon the residents who got left behind.
Their selfless act of heroism led to the 2014 Residential Care For the Elderly Reform Act. Excerpt from 15 hours of video interviews and story research for the true story movie adaptation IfWeLeft...
