That the Parliament congratulates Arvind Salwan, founder of Dementia Heroes, on the opening of the weekly Dementia Café at Waitrose, Milngavie; recognises Arvind's tireless work supporting unpaid carers and people living with dementia across Scotland; commends the positive impact of Dementia Heroes cafés in Glasgow and the West of Scotland; acknowledges Arvind's advocacy on the lived experience panels of Dementia UK and Alzheimer’s Research UK; pays tribute to his social entrepreneurship and innovative partnerships that bring together national and local organisations to build dementia-friendly communities, tackle stigma and support research; highlights the success of the Dementia Heroes' library dementia hour service in addressing health inequalities, particularly in socially deprived and minority communities, and recognises the value of his lived experience, dedicated to the memory of his late father, Sudershan Kumar Salwan, and the shared carers’ values of love, compassion and empathy.
Supported by:
Miles Briggs, Bob Doris, Sharon Dowey, Tim Eagle, Annabelle Ewing, Meghan Gallacher, Kenneth Gibson, Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Bill Kidd, Douglas Lumsden, Fulton MacGregor, Stuart McMillan, Douglas Ross, Alexander Stewart, Paul Sweeney, Annie Wells, Martin Whitfield, Brian Whittle