Oxfordshire Coroner's Court
A care home resident who died from dehydration was found to have swallowed her dentures a week earlier, an inquest heard.
Valerie Keeble, 90, died 12 days after choking while having lunch at The Grange care home, Stanford-in-the-Vale. She died on September 16 last year.
Oxfordshire Coroner’s Court heard that Mrs Keeble’s family had raised concerns with care home staff about the nonagenarian’s missing dentures. She herself told staff that she may have swallowed a tooth.
In a joint statement, parts of which were read by the coroner, Mrs Keeble’s daughters said: “As a family we feel that mum was grossly let down.”