Dementia Rights

Many thanks to everyone who gave their valuable time to responding to the consultation on our Dementia Manifesto and Charter of Rights for People with Dementia and their Carers.

We received responses from nearly 500 people who responded to our five roadshows, 9 focus groups, on-line questionnaire and consultation pack. About  60% of our respondents were people with dementia and carers and 40% professionals.

Thank you for your views

• you gave us your overwhelming endorsement for both documents, with some very constructive comments on how they might be improved and points clarified;
• some of you raised the potential conflict between meeting the needs of people with dementia and the needs of their families.
• some of you asked if we were being realistic in our demands, yet
• everyone agreed that people with dementia and their cares should have a right to receive high quality services throughout the illness and that is why the Charter and Manifesto are so important
• that the manifesto and charter would help to empower you to press for the services that are needed.

Alzheimer Scotland will be producing a handbook of Rights for People with Dementia and their Carers in the coming months  – watch out for this on our website www.alzscot.org