Deceased
Alfred Geoffrey Bannister
Demographics
84y, male
Date of death
2014-11-02
Finding date
2016-09-05
Cause of death
general inanition on a background of dementia with contributing ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease
AI-generated summary
Alfred Geoffrey Bannister, aged 84, died at Monreith Aged Care Facility from general inanition on a background of dementia with contributing ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease. He had progressive cognitive decline following prostate cancer treatment in 2008, diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment in 2009. By 2013 he developed behavioural disturbance with nocturnal wandering. Following a hospital admission in February 2014 with attempted absconding, guardianship orders were obtained under the Guardianship and Administration Act. He was admitted to aged care where his health progressively declined. Comfort care commenced in October 2014 and he died peacefully. This was a natural death in a person with advanced dementia and multiple comorbidities. No clinical errors or preventable factors were identified.
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