Deceased
Jennifer Anne Jones
Demographics
62y, female
Date of death
2020-07-21
Finding date
2022-09-15
Cause of death
Sepsis secondary to lower respiratory tract infection
AI-generated summary
Jennifer Anne Jones, a 62-year-old woman with Down's syndrome, dementia, dysphagia, and epilepsy living in a disability care facility, died from sepsis secondary to lower respiratory tract infection. She presented with hypothermia, bradycardia, and decreased consciousness on 19 July 2020 and was admitted to hospital where palliative care was implemented. The coroner found no want of clinical management or care contributed to her death. However, the coroner raised systemic concerns about the adequacy of the Coroners Act definition of 'person placed in custody or care' following the shift of disability funding from government to the NDIS, potentially leaving similar vulnerable populations without coronial oversight when deaths appear natural.
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