Rights For Residents
A campaign to end the current inhumane restrictions to visiting loved ones in care homes.
Support our campaign for Gloria’s Law
We need “Gloria’s Law” (the Care Supporters Bill) because whatever’s happening in the world outside, if we’re in a care home or hospital, we should have the legal right to be supported by the person who knows us best.
The government have introduced new secondary legislation to strengthen visiting in care settings, via the CQC regulations. However, this will not give any of us a legal right to have an essential care supporter by our side, when we’re at our most vulnerable.
These things are NOT a given. The pandemic showed we can be stripped of our rights at any time. We’ve witnessed the catastrophic impact that separation had on vulnerable people during the pandemic and we cannot risk history being repeated.
As an amendment to the existing National Health Service Act, Gloria’s Law would be easy and quick to implement:
- The Bill has huge cross party support in Parliament
- It would cost nothing to implement, and the value to all of us is incalculable.
- Over 70 major charities, health organisations, corporate care providers and care associations have publicly signed up in support of this legal right.
- Our petition already has almost 300,000 signatures – demonstrating huge public support.
Rights for Residents is a powerful campaign voice for people in care and their families.
Care Home Residents
Human Right to a Family Life Denied
On 19 January 2022, the Health Secretary acknowledged that the virus and future variants cannot be eradicated, stressing, “we must learn to live with Covid in the same way we live with flu”.
Two years on, we still hear of care providers imposing discriminatory visiting policies, that deny those in their care the human right to a family life.
We need to force the government to pass Gloria’s Law (the Care Supporters Bill) because:
- We need to know that the person we love and trust can always advocate for us.
- Guidance shouldn’t dictate when we can be supported by our closest loved one
- Without this law our rights are not protected – guidance cannot be enforced.
- I don’t want to die alone – do you?
- We want to hold our loved one’s hand when we’re scared or dying.
These things are NOT a given. The pandemic showed we can be stripped of our rights at any time. We’ve witnessed the catastrophic impact that separation had on vulnerable people during the pandemic and we cannot risk history being repeated.
As an amendment to the existing National Health Service Act, Gloria’s Law would be easy and quick to implement:
- The Bill has huge cross party support in Parliament
- It would cost nothing to implement, and the value to all of us is incalculable.
- Over 70 major charities, health organisations, corporate care providers and care associations have publicly signed up in support of this legal right.
- Our petition already has almost 300,000 signatures – demonstrating huge public support.
The Care Supporters Bill has been proposed by Dan Carden (Labour) working in partnership with Tracey Crouch (Conservative), Daisy Cooper (Lib Dem) and Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru)
Inequality and Discrimination
On 19th July 2021 all Covid restrictions were lifted for every citizen living in England. We are now free to manage our own risks as the Government insist we learn to live with the virus.
Despite being the first group to be fully vaccinated, many care home residents are denied the same rights.
SUPPORT US
There are many ways you can help us, though donations and signing the petition. You may also be able to volunteer to help us or sponsor the campagin.