Hello all. I wasn't sure where to post this. I've been off this site for a while having been very poorly with my own health and dealing with lots of difficult issues of my mother's. Since the last time I posted my mum has had 2 falls. Infact as I'm writing this she had a serious fall at the CH yesterday. I am still reeling with the event! I had a visit booked to see her. Only to be informed when I had arrived at the CH mum had had a fall. I was taken to the Dining room. My mum was lyjng on the floor crying out in pain. She had the fall at 11am and my visit was at 2pm! Yet no one had bothered contacting me to inform me .... 3 hrs she had been laying on the floor. She sustained a broken hip. She is in hospital as I'm writing this. Apparently no carers were in the dining room when my mum fell. I understand that the staff keep giving her diazepam to calm her before givjng her a shower and she had one just before the fall. Is this normal? Is this what happens to elderly people. Pop them a pill to calm them down and hope for the best. Apologies about the long winded post, but I am very concerned about my mum having had so many falls. Are the CH looking after her? Could this have been prevented? Is it the CQC I write to re: complaints sbout CH's? If anyone has any advice? Greatly appreciated.