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WIRRAL CARE HOME REFLECTS
ON A FANTASTIC FIRST YEAR
A Wirral care home celebrating its first birthday is
reflecting on a fantastic first year in Heswall.
The Hazelwell, a residential, nursing, palliative and respite
care home in Oldfield Road, has had a busy 12 months
since the £5.5 million site was officially opened last year.
It has recently been rated ‘good’ by the Care Quality
Commission following an unannounced inspection by the
independent regulator of all health and social services in
England.
The Hazelwell was also named in the Top 20
Recommended Care Homes in the North West for 2017
by leading UK care home website, carehome.co.uk, with a
score of 9.9 out of ten.
Priding itself not only on its exceptional levels of care,
but also its involvement with the local community, The
Hazelwell hosted a re-union evening within a couple
of months of opening for former staff of the Cleaver
Hospital, which occupied the original site where the care
home is now situated.
Staff also dished up free Christmas dinners to elderly
residents in the town in an event to tackle what can be a
lonely time of year.
The care home continued to establish itself as a top care
giver, by supporting a local hospital beat the effects of
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winter pressures. The Hazelwell made beds available to
Arrowe Park Hospital in Upton, Birkenhead to provide
short term care for patients and support them in their
transition from hospital to home.
The Hazelwell also welcomed friends, family and the local
community to its first Garden Fête this summer which
was opened by the home’s most distinguished resident -
101-year-old Bernice Quail.
Liza Millington, care home manager at The Hazelwell,
said: “We are very excited about celebrating our first
birthday at The Hazelwell and looking back on how
much we have achieved over the last year. The care home
received a solid ‘good’ score from the CQC and received
a high accolade with its recommendation from carehome.
co.uk. The staff and residents here are also extremely
proud of our community outreach efforts. We have a very
inclusive culture here at The Hazelwell and feel very much
a responsibility towards our surrounding community.
Being able to give something back to the local senior
citizens at Christmas time and holding free events such
as our first Garden Fete were both very special. We are
looking forward to another exciting year.”
For more information about The Hazelwell contact Liza on
0151 342 9654, email [email protected] or
visit www.thehazelwell.com