Coroner's Finding: Clark, Philip Patrick
Deceased
Philip Patrick Clark
Demographics
79y, male
Date of death
2019-10-19
Finding date
2021-03-25
Cause of death
advanced dementia, atherosclerotic and hypertensive cerebrovascular disease, and alcoholism
AI-generated summary
Philip Patrick Clark, aged 79, died of advanced dementia complicated by atherosclerotic and hypertensive cerebrovascular disease and alcoholism at the Roy Fagan Centre in October 2019. He had lived a peripatetic lifestyle characterised by alcohol abuse and was transferred to the facility in October 2017 following a hip fracture and rehabilitation. In his final two months, he experienced declining mobility and appetite. A palliative approach to care was appropriately adopted on 18 October 2019. The coroner found the care, treatment and supervision at the facility was entirely appropriate, with no evidence of mistreatment or contributory fall-related injury. This case illustrates appropriate end-of-life care management in an aged care setting.
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Specialties
Contributing factors
- chronic alcohol abuse
- cognitive impairment
- declining mobility
- reduced appetite
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