Petition · past parliament
Treat those with dementia the same as other life threatening diseases
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
My 84 year old mother has been diagnosed with dementia
She now has to sell her house to pay for care
If she had another life threatening disease she would get cared for free
She now has to sell her house to pay for care
If she had another life threatening disease she would get cared for free
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
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Make NHS fully fund patients being NURSED in nursing homes.
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Timeline
| 26 Sep 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 Oct 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
2 Oct 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.