In 2012, heartbroken Mrs Filson spoke out after her husband, William, who suffered from vascular dementia, was moved into a care home 36 miles away.
This left her with no alternative but to make a seven-hour round trip on six buses to see him for just an hour a week.
Mr Filson’s health deteriorated after he was moved into the home, and his heartbroken wife claimed he was wasting away and being robbed of his dignity.
After an intervention by the Press and Journal during an investigation into the state of care, bosses relocated Mr Filson to Auchtercrag care home in Ellon, where he died later that year at the age of 85.
Mrs Filson said she believed he may have lived longer if she had spoken out sooner. She said it had been a huge comfort to her that he spent his final weeks closer to her and in the care of people she trusted.
However, she called for a huge shake-up of the care process and urged people to speak out for their loved ones.
