AURORA, Ohio (WOIO) — The family of a 93-year-old Solon man is suing a local nursing home, alleging staff failed to properly supervise him and allowed him to fall three times in five days, with the final fall proving fatal.

Roger Andrews died from blunt impact to his head and neck after falling face-first from his wheelchair at Avenue at Aurora Care and Rehabilitation Center in January, according to a lawsuit filed Nov. 12.

Active lifestyle cut short

Andrews was not a typical 93-year-old.

His children, Bruce Andrews and Karen Langenderfer, said their father remained adventurous well into his 80s.

“He was a big sports fan,” Bruce Andrews said. “Oh yeah, a die-hard Cleveland fan for years and years.”

“He was always up for an adventure,” Langenderfer said. “He wanted to go zip lining.

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