Deceased
Jane Nola Rolph
Demographics
90y, female
Coroner
Coroner Audrey Jamieson
Date of death
2018-10-07
Finding date
2020-05-04
Cause of death
Complications of a right fractured neck of femur (operated) sustained in a fall in a woman with dementia
AI-generated summary
A 90-year-old woman with dementia sustained a fractured neck of femur after being nudged by another aggressive dementia-affected resident in an aged care facility, resulting in a fall. Despite appropriate initial management, post-operative recovery, and return to the facility, her health deteriorated and she died in palliative care two weeks post-operatively. The coroner found the facility responded appropriately to the incident and implemented appropriate preventive strategies. However, the finding highlights that resident-to-resident aggression in aged care requires proactive rather than reactive management, and endorses published recommendations for preventing such injuries.
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Clinical conditions
Procedures
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