This post made me think of my granddad - he passed away last saturday. He was in the dementia ward of a residential care home. We knew his time was coming, he was very weak with pneumonia and had suffered a few strokes. Im thankful (?) no ambulances were called or resuscitation attempted. He was 82, so clearly your guy was a lot younger. Also, I just want to say the staff in the home looked after my granddad amazingly, we often only hear of neglect in care homes. My nan is still in the home and she is being well cared for by the current staff.