John Rodwell, 73, was a resident of Norfolk Lodge Care Home in Hunstanton, Norfolk.
At the inquest opening in Norwich, area coroner Yvonne Blake said Mr Rodwell died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Lynn last year.
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Yorkare Homes has once again called on Dechoker to assist in a choking emergency, with the resident remaining safe and well in the home.
It comes just months after the CQC cited their Yorkshire based care provider’s use of innovative technology as it delivered an Outstanding rating for their home in Hedon.
A care home resident from Rochester died after choking on a lump of pork which became stuck in his airway.
Care home staff say Mr Suggett was chewing slowly and began to go blue in the face. Gerald Suggett, 68, lived at Copperfields Care Home in Villa Road, Higham, in Rochester at the time of the incident.
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Last week the first shipment of Dechoker devices began to arrive at the offices of Voyage Care in Lichfield – ready to be rolled out withing weeks.
It’s not often that we deliver directly to a head office, but Voyage Care have their PPE distribution well managed and Dechoker devices will begin to go out to services shortly.
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A care home run by Royal Star & Garter in Solihull has been rated ‘Outstanding’ in all five areas in a Care Quality Commission (CQC) report.
The home earned the top rating across all five tested areas – Safety, Effectiveness, Care, Responsiveness and Leadership – following an inspection.
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A Northamptonshire firm responsible for developing a pioneering device used in choking emergencies has secured a £70,000 investment.
Dechoker UK has received the finance from Enterprise Loans East Midlands through the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF).
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A Liverpool care home has seen first hand just how beneficial having a DeChoker on site can be, when one of their residents began choking last week.
The incident occurred during breakfast time at Flightcare’s Orchard Care Home, with staff having done all they could and the resident unresponsive.
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A 46-year-old man died after choking on a piece of toast Peter Harley had last been seen eating the toast on the settee at the family’s Heron Cross home.
But two hours later his dad – also named Peter Harley – discovered his son unresponsive on the sofa in the early hours of 12th February
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Read MoreWith the number of deaths from Covid-19 in the UK reported daily, it was recently revealed that the figure only included deaths that occurred in hospital.
Although Covid related deaths in care homes are now included these numbers are 2 weeks out of date, there are calls for more recent or even daily figures to be made available.
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Read MoreAt at time where there doesn’t appear to be a huge amount of good news we are once again pleased to say Dechoker has been used to save another life in a choking emergency.
Earlier this week carers at the Ashley Court care home in Llanelli were unable to deliver Basic Life Support and thankfully were able to call on their training and Dechoker for help.
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