Finding into death of Tracy Louise Walford
Deceased
Tracy Louise Walford
Demographics
53y, female
Date of death
2025-11-28
Finding date
2026-06-03
Cause of death
Respiratory failure due to community acquired pneumonia and acute pulmonary oedema in a woman with down syndrome, dementia and epilepsy
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Tracy Louise Walford, age 53, with Down syndrome, intellectual disability, and early-onset Alzheimer's disease, lived in Specialist Disability Accommodation. Over six to seven weeks prior to death, carers observed behavioral changes and arranged appropriate medical treatment. On 27 November 2025, she declined to get out of bed after a restless night. Carers contacted Nurse-on-Call and were advised to call an ambulance. At Austin Hospital Emergency Department, she was found in severe respiratory distress with oxygen saturations of 40%, diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia and acute pulmonary oedema. The coroner found she died of natural causes from respiratory failure and did not require an inquest.
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Contributing factors
- community-acquired pneumonia
- acute pulmonary oedema
- Down syndrome
- early-onset Alzheimer's disease
- epilepsy
- hypothyroidism
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