Deceased
WILLIAM MORRISON NUNAN
Demographics
78y, male
Date of death
2014-05-03
Finding date
2014-10-14
Cause of death
urinary tract infection in a man with dementia and epilepsy
AI-generated summary
William Morrison Nunan, a 78-year-old man with intellectual disability, dementia, epilepsy, and chronic urinary tract infections managed with a suprapubic catheter, died of urosepsis at a hospice after admission for end-of-life care. His health had deteriorated rapidly over several months due to advancing age, reduced oral intake, and increasing medical complications. Clinical management at both his disability accommodation group home and at Caritas Christi Hospice was appropriate and consistent with Victorian public health standards. The coroner found no deficiencies in care delivery, clinical management, or nursing care that contributed to his death. The case demonstrates appropriate palliative care planning and multidisciplinary team coordination for a complex patient with multiple comorbidities at the end of life.
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