mr. bascum we don't believe he's at risk. he's a person that has been declared missing before. he tends to walk from facilities. >> reporter: besides a criminal probe, sheriffs say the fbi is growing the list of agencies investigating valley springs the state ordered the facility closed but 14 elderly patients left inside three days after that, under the care of just two staff members. including cook, maurice roland. >> we need more help than what we had. >> reporter: he said he and one another employee stayed on three days they knew they won't be paid. >> well, i just can't see myself just leaving residents in there. like, i couldn't. i couldn't do that. maybe they would are v.tried to cook them selves and burned the place up i just couldn't have that on my conscious. >> nobody contacted us. >> reporter: gary ward returned to move out his wife's belongings. >> i don't understand why it wasn't notify head of time. and if there were problems they should have said something ahead of time. >> reporter: senior advocates say most falls on the state social services department. >> the

mr. bascum we don't believe he's at risk. he's a person that has been declared missing before. he tends to walk from facilities. >> reporter: besides a criminal probe, sheriffs say the fbi is growing the list of agencies investigating valley springs the state ordered the facility closed but 14 elderly patients left inside three days after that, under the care of just two staff members. including cook, maurice roland. >> we need more help than what we had. >> reporter: he said he and one another employee stayed on three days they knew they won't be paid. >> well, i just can't see myself just leaving residents in there. like, i couldn't. i couldn't do that. maybe they would are v.tried to cook them selves and burned the place up i just couldn't have that on my conscious. >> nobody contacted us. >> reporter: gary ward returned to move out his wife's belongings. >> i don't understand why it wasn't notify head of time. and if there were problems they should have said something ahead of time. >> reporter: senior advocates say most falls on the state social services department. >> the