UK’s first veteran care village is now complete in Salford following £12.5m transformation

The UK’s first veteran care village is now complete following a massive £12.5m transformation.

Broughton House in Salford has cared for more than 8,000 veterans since it opened its doors to the ex-service community in 1916, and has now been given a new lease of life after the demolition of the original home in 2020.

The newly modernised care village now boasts a sixty-four-bed care home and six retirement apartments with different wings, all designed with the purpose of offering trailblazing provision for the north west’s armed forces community.

The Stoller Wing – named in honour of north west businessman and philanthropist Sir Norman Stoller, who donated £4m to the project – pays homage to Broughton House’s history with a museum telling the stories of former residents, displaying rare war medals and historic memorabilia.

Broughton House

The wing also includes a number of modern facilities, including a gym, a hairdressing and barber’s salon, and a restaurant and bar exclusively for the use of residents.

There is also the Jellicoe Wing – named after World War One hero Viscount Sir John Jellicoe, who opened the original Broughton House building – which has two sixteen-bedroom households.

One household is dedicated to veterans with dementia, while the other focuses on providing welfare support and counselling for ex-service people of all ages living in the local community.

Residents of these apartments can access all the facilities that Broughton House offers, including a wide programme of wellbeing activities and personal support.

Broughton House

Broughton House chief executive Karen Miller said these amenities give residents the chance to be more active and sociable than other traditional care homes offer.

Derrick Corfield, a World War Two veteran and Broughton House resident, said on the new complex: “The new care village is ideal for people like myself who have been living alone, as it puts us back into that bigger family again.

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“It’s a place that celebrates our history, and understands the things we have done in our lives and been a part of.

“I’m really enjoying the activities, especially the history club, so it will be nice to welcome more veterans to the new care village.”

Broughton House

Karen Miller added: “Broughton House Veteran Care Village is open to all ex-servicemen and women and their families.

“We have delivered a superb, 21^st century care home for veterans with high quality accommodation. There are no shared rooms, and each one has en-suite facilities, TV and telephone points, a nurse call system and fully-adjustable electric beds.

“With our Armed Forces Support Hub and the new apartments, we are now able offer a vital trilogy of services to the region’s veteran community – nursing, residential and dementia care, outreach support and independent living.

“Following our transition, we are actively recruiting staff as we increase the number of residents, in particular nursing and care staff from all backgrounds.”

For more information, visit the Broughton House website.