Dementia Rights

Thank you for supporting the Charter

Catherine McGowan

Kirsty Jardine

Ian Hewines

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Eileen Smyth

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Vaughan Jones

Roy Gilbert

Lynn Blair

Linda Gilbert

Gemma Graham

Leanne Gillespie

Michael Thomas

Kate Fearnley

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Irene Oldfather MSP

Karen Cunningham

Robert Girvan

Stuart McMillan MSP

Tom McCabe

Jackie Baillie

Marlyn Glen MSP

mary mulligan

Iain Hughes

Ken Kinnaird   "Previous carer to parents"

anne harrington   "working with Alzheimer Society of Ireland and our mission is to advocate the rights and meet the needs of people with dementia and those who care for them."

Karen Gillon MSP

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Ken Clasper

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Lesley J Campbell   "EDC has yet to demonstrate that it has any commitment to providing basic training for people in the homecare service who are dealing with people with dementia, any understanding of the needs for appropriate care to keep people in their own homes (social work assistant suggested I put the person I care for into "residential care"), any empathy for the difficulties for both carer and cared for in respect of the special needs of people with dementia,and any commitment to addressing the issues associated with the ageing population and the consequences for people living with or suffering from dementia."

Ruby Archibald   "Recently diagnosed but seems it was due to a stroke I had sometime in 2005 but later referred to as funny turn until a doctor(locum) at Alva seemed to recognise the symptoms in June and got things moving.Alas he has now moved on.What are my rights?I live alone and now want to move away,preferably by the sea but we cannot always have what we want."

Jackson Carlaw MSP

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DAVID WATERS

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Lauren McGill

Duncan McNeil

Henry Simmons

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Karen Durie

Johann Lamont MSP   "I am delighted to add my support to this important campaign in support of people with dementia and their carers."

E Wright

Jane Terris   "Having worked for those with dementia for many years I am aware of the need for a Charter of Rights for those with dementia. I am confident in the benefits of this approach."

Robert Brown MSP

Anne McWhinnie

Iain McGregor

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Rose Burnett

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Debra Waud   "There is an urgent need to support people with dementia in their own homes which requires a committment to provision of 24 hour services, 7 days per week and the specialist training of all carers working with adults in every local authority. The Government in Scotland and England need to prioritise their committment to the ever increasing older adult population to ensure they remain part of our communities."

Doreen Mackay

Karen Potts   "I am the granddaughter of a dementia sufferer and it breaks my heart to hear about the stress that my mother and grandmother go through. I live in London, so try and find out as much as I can, but actually have no idea what my grans or my mothers rights are. I welcome this approach."

Jeanette Potts

Miles Briggs

Winn Forsyth

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LINDA STEWART

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Ian Yellowlees

Emma-Louise Hilson

Anthony Walch   "Bupa Care Services - People Development"

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Shelley Haynes

Cynthia Brenner   "This is a forward thinking manifesto--bravo!"

Eleanor Brennan   "Dementia makes the life of the sufferer and their family very hard - they need more support. it is vital we put more money into research to find solutions for this illness."

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Mark Le May

Kay Siddell   "I suffer from a cpmplication of shingles called Ramsey-Hunt Syndrome that causes one side of my face to suffer from stroke-like symptoms and when really bad stops me from reading or speaking. Thankfully these are only temporary but the feeling of helplessness when you have to ask a shop assistant to read a notice that might be written in greek for all my ability to understand it is very frightening. What people must suffer when the condition becomes permanent I hate to think. More has to be done to help both the sufferers and the carers of dementia in the future."

Greig Wishart

Stephen Dunkerley

Gabrielle Colston-Taylor

Kirsten Bruce

Ken Macintosh MSP   "The Charter is already influencing political opinion - let's hope this is matched by improvements in the support offered to people with dementia and their carers."

Jenifer Barrett   "Past carer"

C.Kelly   "On 3rd placement at present within a Dementia Unit. Undertaking BA Social Work. Scary stuff, not enough resources or training for staff, this has to improve in order for individuals to participate fully in their society. Keep up the good work."

Jean McKerracher

Jim Arnott

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JR Tomas

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margaret scott   "Isle View Home Ltd is a care home for people with dementia; their rights are very important to them and therefore to our organisation."

Charles McGroarty

Marion Cunningham   "At present the amount and quality of care available for a dementia sufferer from the NLC is woefully inadequate and leaves the sufferer at risk and their family frustrated and anxious"

Allan Mees

susan rendell

Carole MacGregor   "This is still an illness receiving too little attention or resources"

andrew espie

Brian G Sellers, I.S.M.   "My mother in law has the disease and is now in a care home. I do not think the standard of care, although good, is as high as it should be."

Ken Barlow   "Shouldn't even be necessary but sadly, most definately is..."

Margaret Richmond   "It is vital this is put into action."

Susanne McCardel

ALISON BALHARRY   "I'm not a full time carer but support my mother as my father has dementia. My experience of dealing with the system over the past two years is that greater investment in needed to enable carers to cope with looking after a dementia sufferer. Also I'm not sure people fully understand the full range of symptoms."

Jon Paxton   "Wholeheartedly support this charter, needs to be enshrined in law as soon as possible."

Patricia Kennedy   "Previous carer of my mother with dementia and fully support the Alzheimers Society in all that they have done to present this charter. So much help is needed for those with dementia and those who care for them. It is again a post code lottery as to help given!!"

Lynne Dixon   "Am not a carer now but was for my mother who had dementia"

Emma Gilbert

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Mrs E M Inglis   "My mother had Alzheimers disease,it was devstating for her and the family.She died 19 years ago and I am so pleased to see support services developing. There was nothing then"

Sharon McKendrick

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Jennifer Roberts   "I support and work for orgnisations that provide service's to people with dementia. I am passionate about developing dementia care services, with the focus always on the perosn with dementia and thier family."

ann urquhart

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kevin boyd

peter jones

Tammi Simpson

james mcsporran

Gordon Candlish

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Eileen O\'Farrell   "The Charter is welcome, but what is required is further investment in training and general knowledge and understanding of the disease, specifically in relation to Care Providers - whether at home or in residential settings, and also a more joined up approach accross Social Services, GP's, Hospitals and Associations such as Altzscot and VSA Carers etc to help and guide the cared for and the carer through this critical phase in their lives."

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Heather Dempster

Paula Duncan

Margaret Miller

Irene Rudzinski

Renaissance Care (Scotland) Ltd

Ann Anderson   "I welcome this after years of discussion, strategies, plans etc- at last some RIGHTS"

Samantha Eve

Abbotsford Methil

Duncan   "The Charter is a necessary tool to raise awareness for professionals encountering the issues surrounding a diagnosis of dementia, particularly in the provision of care and management."

Pamela Crosbie

Abbotsford care home -Kinglassie

Abbotsford Care -Kirkcaldy

Abbotsford Care Kirkcaldy

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Elizabeth Roberts   "staff in care homes should be trained and made fully aware of the needs of dementia sufferers."

Sedonia Lindsay

Peter Sheal   "I've had good support through Aberdeenshire Council but more needs to be done nationally to support people with dementia and their carers at home."

Jacqui Ogilvie

DAVID KERR   "THIS CHARTER SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE AT ALL CARE HOMES AND COUNCIL OFFICES OFFICES ETC FOR GENERAL PUBLIC USE"

Kenny Valentine   "As part of Bupa Scotlands own internal Dementia Strategy I will ensure that the charter is cascaded to (and adopted by)all Bupa Care Homes residents,staff and relatives.

K Valentine, Director Scotland, Bupa Care Homes."

Brian Doig   "The East Kilbride & District Dementia Carers Group are 100% in support of the charter, have adopted it as a core policy, and will ensure it's promotion wherever possible."

H Rooney

Fiona Cameron

Hugh O\'Donnell MSP

mrs s rogerson   "I would like to see mandatory training for all staff in care homes on caring for residents with dementia."

--- name not displayed ---   "I feel very much so that the Goverment & there deparments,whom have A budget to help are not,the people who do a lot of the work are the caring services(workers,trying to earn a living while helping the partner/ family while not having the aloted time as 10 mins is often stole from the client for travel,those in offices dont even know the clients also there worker aren't listen to,of improving the service,if only the socail workers would stop telling us carers, etc about there budget & more about the help support & information to do whats good & right for the person with the condition then maybe for a start the service would improve,like the charity run orginizations,they are genuine/passionate/always there...usually quicker to act than goverment funded state/social departments. The reality there's to much of NOT THE RIGHT COMMON SENSE, ACTION."

Carla Mcinroy

kellie drummond   "Just what is needed. A homecare for local authority and student of social care."