The thesis is focused on health and injuries in nursing homes and health care facilities and their prevention. Given that accidents cause high morbidity and mortality of the elderly, it is important to think about prevention and the search for the causes of these accidents. The main objective of the empirical part of the study was to determine the causes of clients accidents in social and medical facilities and compare both types of facilities. For research in the empirical part of this work has been used quantitative research strategy, method of questioning techniques of data collection questionnaire. Research has shown that 87% of respondents suffer from musculoskeletal diseases. 44% of respondents, women more often than men, had received the fall and subsequent hospitalization. The thesis may help to understand the issues of accidents of the elderly and health effect on the quality of people's life living in health and social care facilities.