Richard Valone came to Countryside Inn in Cave City in 2003 to stay the night. He has been living in the motel ever since. Nearly all of the single men living in the motels suffer from depression and substance abuse problems. Valone no longer works. He is divorced and lives off of an inheritance left to him after his father’s death. “I’ve just reached a point where I don’t know where to go next,” Valone said. “The situation is happily hopeless." Residents are no longer allowed to swim in the pool since the health department shut it down. It’s now home to catfish and tadpoles.