Missing man from Arden-Arcade area found at the mall

A 79-year-old man who had left an Arden-Arcade care facility on foot early Saturday was found late Sunday morning at the mall.

Hugh Parker, 79, had been missing for more than a day when he was found at the Arden Fair Mall, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department.

Parker, who suffers from dementia and a severe heart condition, is believed to have left a care facility in the 3600 block of Morse Avenue just a day after he was moved there from a facility in Auburn. The mall is about four miles away from his new home.

Officials believe Parker left the facility early Saturday without any money or a cell phone, but with all of his belongings, which were held in two white plastic bags bearing the words “Westview Health Care Center,” where he previously had resided.

This story was originally published April 5, 2015 at 10:14 AM with the headline "Missing man from Arden-Arcade area found at the mall."