This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government

Rejected petition Start a petition so the nhs funds care for people with dementia

Family members have disease

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People who have dementia should not have to sell their homes to pay for care
Dementia is a disease of the brain and as such should be treated on the nhs like all other diseases

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/260994

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