Ceiling Collapses At Nursing Home, Sends Residents To Hospital
On Sunday afternoon, three residents were taken to the hospital with minor injuries after the ceiling of two different nursing homes collapsed.
Both the Heartland nursing home in Waterville, and the Blakely Care Center in Bowling Green, OH, had ceilings collapse at approximately 3 p.
m. on Sunday. The Bowling Green, OH home’s collapse is thought to have been caused by soaked insulation from a leaky pipe. The Waterville home blames the incident on a bad water pipe.
Two residents from the Blakely Care Center in Bowling Green, OH were taken to the hospital, while one resident from the Heartland nursing home was sent to the emergency room with minor injuries.
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It can be overwhelming when a loved one is injured in an accident such as this. Loved ones are in nursing homes to ensure safety and improve their level of care, so when an accident occurs at a place that is supposed to ensure safety, it can be disconcerting.
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