An inquest concludes that feeding Cristofaro Priolo the vegetable was a 'gross failure' of care.
Retired school caretaker Cristofaro Priolo died after choking on pieces of cauliflower at a Highgate care home in 2020
The inquest heard that Mr Priolo, who had Alzheimer's, was unable to feed himself and his care plan stated he was only to be fed small, soft foods.Concluding the inquest at Poplar Coroner's Court, Ms Hassell continued: "If you are looking after somebody who is in such a dependent position that you have to feed them, that they cannot do that for themselves, then it's absolutely basic that you must feed them food in a way that will not kill them.
London Ambulance Service clinical team manager, Tom Waterworth, said a large piece "was fully occluding the airway" and it had been difficult to remove. Care home manager Deeba Kazim told the inquest that Mr Priolo "sometimes had to be reminded to swallow".
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