A 94-YEAR-old man died after a fall at his home in Ross-on-Wye.
Eric Jemmett, of Reynolds Court, Hildersley was found by his carer in his bathroom on July 10.
He was conscious and talking to her but could not remember how he had fallen and sustained an injury to his head.
Mr Jemmett was taken to Ross Community Hospital but had lost consciousness by July 13 and was taken to Hereford County Hospital.
A CT scan revealed he had a substantial intracranial bleed and he died on July 16.
Coroner Mark Bricknell recorded an accidental death.
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