Investigation and inquest
On 17th May 2017 an investigation was commenced into the death of Irene Winifred BAKER, Aged 84. The investigation concluded at the end of the inquest on 11th December 2017
The medical cause of death was:
Ia Acute on chronic post-operative cardiac failure
Ib Coronary arterial atherosclerosis
II Recent fractured neck of femur, repaired surgically
Healed myocardial infarction
Cirrhosis of liver, diabetes mellitus
The conclusion of the inquest was Natural causes
Circumstances of the death
Mrs. Baker died following an operation on a fractured hip which the evidence suggested occurred at Rosewood Lodge Nursing Home. However the Nursing Home had no record of it. The fracture was recorded under section 2 of the cause of death.
Coroner’s concerns
1. No revision of the mobility care plan in response to monthly reviews documenting a deterioration in mobility in November and December 2016;
2. No monthly mobility reviews were undertaken in January and February 2017;
3. A failure to contact the GP or call an ambulance in response to a documented inability to weight-bear 12th - 23rd April 2017