Sir Gerry Robinson
Gerry Robinson began his career in business in 1965. In 1987 he led the UK’s then largest management buy-out with the £163m purchase of what became called the Compass Group.
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Dementia: Gerry's view
Comment posted by Willow
30 Dec 2009
I found this programme really compelling but I feel cynical about the way the compare and contrast was done between the two homes. I also feel that for all his passion for change the closure of the... Read more : Dementia: Gerry's view
Dementia: Gerry's view
Comment posted by wagolynn
27 Dec 2009
Leon Collins, I think that is an example of how the regulation system works – to hell with the residents. The program probably was not able to say more as criminal proceedings may have been involved. Read more : Dementia: Gerry's view
Dementia: Gerry's view
Comment posted by Leon Collins
19 Dec 2009
I have not a comment but a question for Mr Gerry Robinson. It seemed to me that all that he said and revealed was good and impressive. Then at the very end of his programmes it appeared that the... Read more : Dementia: Gerry's view
Dementia: Gerry's view
Comment posted by kanban1
19 Dec 2009
I hope that Gerry Robinson's programme was an eye opener for the authorities. I am a professional pianoplayer and in my spare time during the day, I have been entertaining at many care homes. It... Read more : Dementia: Gerry's view
Dementia: Gerry's view
Comment posted by wagolynn
18 Dec 2009
The point here is the training need not be expensive. Care home managers should be good carers trained to manage... Read more : Dementia: Gerry's viewDementia: Gerry's view
Comment posted by magm
18 Dec 2009
Great programme I have worked in the care field for many years most of this time working with people with moderate to severe dementia. I have worked in private and public sector in residential and... Read more : Dementia: Gerry's view
Dementia: Gerry's view
Comment posted by wagolynn
18 Dec 2009
Well done Gerry Robinson and the BBC that was a good start. A program with the appropriate regulators explaining how they justify taking their wages, is urgently required now. My wife has been a... Read more : Dementia: Gerry's view
Dementia: Gerry's view
Comment posted by neli-geo
16 Dec 2009
I agree, that what was shown in the series is shocking and i know it is happening a lot-i am working in the care sector 5 years already-it is a precise picture. It makes me feel angry,i want to... Read more : Dementia: Gerry's view
Dementia: Gerry's view
Comment posted by Philippa Hare
16 Dec 2009
It's great that Gerry Robinson has focused on this area of social policy. Let's not lose the momentum. This challenge – one which is not only about demographics but crucially about quality and... Read more : Dementia: Gerry's view
Dementia: Gerry's view
Comment posted by vango
16 Dec 2009
I helped my mother move from a nursing home to a care home two weeks ago. The nursing home offered the minimum of care and some of the carers were abusive. My mother was shaken by a carer and... Read more : Dementia: Gerry's view