William Simpsons

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Welcome to William Simpsons

Welcome to The William Simpsons web site. We hope you will be given insight into the organisations history, services, awards, achievements as well as the strong developments both past, present and future. William Simpsons is a Company (SC377149) and a Scottish Charity (SC000485). The idea of an organisation such as ours was the vision of William Simpson, the son of Captain Frances Simpson. William died a relatively young man, and he, like his father before him, had served in the Navy. It was his express wish that a Home should be created to provide social, emotional, spiritual and physical care for men who had served their country in war - army and navy, now we also encompass the R.A.F.

In 2003 with the ever expanding service levels there was a need to modernise the management structure. This has further been modernised with the governance of the service being changed from Charitable Trust to Company status as of September 2010. There is now a Board of Directors and Members of the Company. As well as now being a Company, the organisation is still a Scottish Charity too. Paramount in all levels of management is the delivery of Quality care based on individual Service Users needs, aspirations and opinions, along with their families.

The organisation commences one of its biggest challenges in the next five years - a new build and a larger Respite and Day Care Centre. The organisation contracts with eleven of Scotland's Unitary Authorities and maintains a healthy waiting list for Residential Care.

Details of the achievements and accomplishments of our organisation are duly covered under Awards. All of these coupled with excellent Care Commission reports serve to add heightened awareness of the quality service our organisation brings to a group of Service Users who have had hard, tough lives and who through the excellent care given by a committed, dedicated staff team under the due auspices of a Care Manager and Depute Manager of the Respite Day Care Service, ensure William Simpsons will continue to meet the challenges, the changes and accomplish our vision for the future through the very principles our founder expected, care delivery where need is required, and where needs are ably met.

Jean P.A. Lyon B.A. FRSH. FIAV. FLIAV
Chief Executive