REMEMBRANCE DAY TO
REMEMBER AT THE HAZELWELL
Residents from a Wirral care home came together with
members of the local community to mark Remembrance
Day at its home last month.
The Hazelwell, a residential, nursing, palliative and respite care
home in Oldfield Road, hosted the special event, which included
a light lunch, in commemoration of Armistice Day. The day was
open to friends, relatives and members of the general public
from Heswall.
Ballroom dance duo Stephen Atkins and Samantha Hewitt from
Havana Nights, who have appeared on TV’s Britain’s Got Talent,
provided the after-lunch entertainment.
Park Hospital to provide short term care for patients and support
them in their transition from hospital to home.
The Hazelwell is the only care home in the Wirral to be 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. It was also recently rated ‘good’ by the
Care Quality Commission following an unannounced inspection
by the independent regulator of all health and social services in
England.
Liza Millington, care home manager at The Hazelwell, said: “It
was a great pleasure for The Hazelwell to open its doors to the
people of Heswall to pay tribute to our fallen heroes of past wars.
The Hazelwell opened last July at a cost of £5.5 million and is
situated on the site of the former Cleaver Hospital which serviced
the local community for more than 30 years before its closure in
1983. “Many of our residents took part in the last world war and were
keen to pay tribute to the servicemen and women who gave up
their lives for our freedom.
Founded in 1901, it acted as a children’s hospital between 1913
and 1930 until their forced evacuation to Wales due to the
outbreak of the Second World War, at which point adults were
then admitted. “The Cleaver Hospital had a rich history in Heswall and even
played a role in the Second World War when The Home Guard
used it. It was also fantastic to see many members of the public
from Heswall join us in commemorating Armistice Day.”
The Home Guard - also known as local defence volunteers – a
defence organisation of the British Army and The Fire Service
used the Cleaver Hospital during the war. For more information about The Hazelwell contact Liza at The
Hazelwell on 0151 342 9654, email [email protected] or visit
www.thehazelwell.com
The Hazelwell continues to establish itself as a top care giver, by
supporting a local hospital beat the effects of winter pressures
earlier this year. The care home made beds available to Arrowe
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