CPOY 65 Domestic Picture Story Award of Excellence: Women of Westfall
A narrative picture story or thematic essay photographed in your home country that either reports on significant events, celebrates life, portrays sport or explores environmental, social, economic or political topics.
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Slide 5 of 8
December 6, 2009
Resident Margaret Cutting lays on the floor after falling from her wheelchair. Cutting falls out of her wheelchair about once a day, said Westfall, as her back is arched and her body form is beginning to bend inward naturally with old age. It is unknown how long Cutting was on the floor before residents saw her, but once they had, Westfall and her assistants had Cutting back in her chair smiling in about 10 seconds. "It's all a part of aging," she said. "It's not the best part of my day to see her lying there, that's for sure, but we know it might happen, so we keep her away from sharp edges. It's not the first time, and it probably won't be the last either."