Betty Quayle was 89 years of aged when she died on 31 May 2013. Mrs Quayle resided at an aged care residential facility in Cairns. Resident A also resided at the same aged care residential facility. Resident A was 74 years old and suffered from cognitive impairment,...
Paul Milward was aged 53 at the time of his death on 31 August 2015 and resided at an aged care residential facility. Mr Milward suffered from Huntington's disease, depression, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and asthma. He was on numerous medications. It was...
In August 2012 Mr R was admitted to a high care nursing home facility, where he required assistance with all daily living tasks and was unable to mobilise independently. 31 days after his admission he was noted to have pressure sores on his heels. In November 2012,...
The study published in the recent Medical Journal of Australia examined nursing home residents whose deaths had been reported to state coroners from 2001-2013. The study found that the incidence of premature (death which occurred sooner than necessary) and preventable...
The inquest In Inquest into the death of Michael James Calder, Deputy State Coroner Lock of the Coroners Court in Queensland considered the circumstances of Mr Calder’s death in the Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital (hospital) in July 2014. Mr Calder was aged 33...