Patrick Kelly
PFD Report
All Responded
Ref: 2019-0128A
All 1 response received
· Deadline: 14 Jun 2019
Coroner's Concerns (AI summary)
Care centres fail to prioritise dental hygiene and services, leading to potentially worsened conditions and lacking policies for managing missed appointments or identifying dental care needs.
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a) Roseberry Care Centres do not place adequate weight on the importance of dental hygiene and the provision of dental services to their residents. This has potentially resulted in the worsening of a dental abscess in one case. b) Roseberry Care Centres do not have adequate policies in place to deal with missed dental appointments and the identification of when dental appointments may be required.
Responses
Action Taken
The care home has implemented a Resident of the Day procedure for care file updates, reviews of care plans, and a diary record for tracking residents' dental care; staff have also attended CCG training on dental hygiene for vulnerable residents. (AI summary)
The care home has implemented a Resident of the Day procedure for care file updates, reviews of care plans, and a diary record for tracking residents' dental care; staff have also attended CCG training on dental hygiene for vulnerable residents. (AI summary)
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Dear Ms Combes Re: Patrick Kelly (deceased) Further to the conclusion of the above inquest and your subsequent letter dated 17th April 201 9 and your request for a Regulation 28 report, please find our response below which details what actions we have taken in light of the findings and recommendations: We have implemented Resident of the Day procedure whereby each day of the month a resident is identified as Resident of the and the care file is updated that day, involving the resident and or relative_ AlI care plans are reviewed and evaluated a minimum of monthly and staff seek feedback from the residents and / or the relatives at that time to ensure they are updated regarding the health and well being of the resident as part of this process: The Home Manager then checks the care plan before close of business that day to ensure the file is updated and includes evidence of resident and or relative involvement. As part of the care planning process we have implemented diary record to capture, at glance, the dates residents last received dental care Regrettably we do experience residents with dementia are often resistive to the delivery of care and intimate treatment such as oral and dental care, the Resident of the Day procedure and the dental will highlight to the Home Manager when appointments are due and alert her should appointments be missed due to residents reluctance to attend. This will ensure prompt action and or advice is sought from the dental practice Staff have attended training provided by the Clinical Commissioning Group which has enhanced their knowledge and awareness of potential issues with dental hygiene of our vUlnerable residents so they know when to refer to the dental practices. We are seeking further training to be rolled out to the remaining staff_ We implemented these changes across our Group of care homes MaM Day living diary have
Should yoU require any further information or clarity please do not hesitate to contact me at your convenience
Should yoU require any further information or clarity please do not hesitate to contact me at your convenience
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- Roseberry Care Centres
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56-Day Deadline
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Report Sections
Investigation and Inquest
In June 2018 I commenced an investigation into the death of Patrick Kelly. The investigation concluded following an inquest on 31 January 2019 where the conclusion was: Natural Causes
Circumstances of the Death
Patrick Kelly died as a result of sepsis part of which was as a result of a dental abscess. He was not compliant with dental hygiene and whilst it was this lack of compliance which contributed to the dental abscess; those providing care to him did not do everything in their power to ensure opportunities to improve his dental care were provided. He missed dental appointments and these were not rearranged with the care provider evidently placing little priority on the provision of dental care to their resident.
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