Finding into death of C E

50y · Male·Advanced Parkinson's disease

A 50-year-old man with advanced Parkinson's disease died of natural causes at Austin Hospital after admission for palliative care management of progressive fatigue, reduced oral intake, pain from dystonias/rigidity, and ongoing seizures. He had been residing in Specialist Disability Accommodation under NDIS funding. The coroner found no want of clinical management or care by either the disability support provider or hospital staff that caused or contributed to his death. The death was appropriately managed with family present, and admission to hospital for palliative care represented appropriate clinical decision-making when symptoms could no longer be managed in the community setting. This case demonstrates appropriate end-of-life care coordination between disability services and hospital palliative care.