A retired shopworker who lived to see her 101st birthday died a week after falling out of bed, an inquest has heard.

Ivy Holden died earlier this month at Briar House care home in King's Lynn, where she was a resident.

An inquest into her death was opened and closed at Norfolk Coroner's Court on Monday.

It heard Mrs Holden had until recently been an active and social member of the care home's community, who would regularly get up early and mix with other residents.

But in August she was diagnosed with shingles and became more reclusive, rarely leaving her room and declining in health.

Then, on August 28, care workers checking on her found her on the floor having fallen out of bed.

Paramedics were called, but due to her already declining health and frailty, it was decided it would have been inappropriate to take her to the hospital.

Instead, her family agreed that the best course of action was to keep her comfortable and continue to care for her in the home.

She died on Thursday, September 5, at the age of 101.

Assistant coroner Johanna Thompson concluded her death was a result of natural causes.

She said: "Ivy was in declining health and was a care home resident. 

"She suffered an unwitnessed fall from her bed, and was tended to by paramedics. It was agreed transferring her to the hospital was inappropriate.

"She received end of life care and sadly died on September the fifth." 

Mrs Thompson confirmed that Mrs Holden was born in King's Lynn, was a retired shopworker by profession and was the widow of Raymond Holden.

The medical cause of her death was given as frailty of old age, with Mrs Thompson extending condolences to her loved ones.