Ivy Dixon

“[the deceased] choked on food causing cardiac arrest while being fed by staff in her room at Acorn Lodge Care Home on 6 October 2024. Carers called an ambulance but did not perform CPR when Mrs [name redacted] became unresponsive prior to an ambulance arriving.”

“Care staff told the paramedics that Mrs [name redacted] had not been fed that evening. This was not true. This led paramedics to conclude that Mrs [name redacted] cardiac arrest did not have a reversible cause.”

“staff from the Care Home were not undertaking CPR. The DNACPR would not have applied in this case, because choking is a potentially reversible cause of cardiac arrest, which the Care Home's manager confirmed in her evidence.”