Broughton House

Broughton House received an award of £100,000 under the Sustaining Support for Armed Forces Communities programme, core costs funding track. As the only Veteran care home in North-West England, Broughton House serves the Forces community who wish to spend their final days in the company of Veterans with shared experiences and appreciation of the importance of military Service. They faced a significant income loss due to the Covid-19 pandemic and, without support, faced closure or substantial cuts to their services.

Care homes receive income based on the number of residents they care for. Unfortunately, the restrictions placed on care homes during Covid-19 meant that, for long periods, they were unable to welcome new Veterans to Broughton House and income from local authority-funded care home fees fell significantly.

Their Sustaining Support grant allowed them to implement a transformation plan to secure their long-term future, ensuring they can continue to support Veterans for years to come. This plan included completing redevelopment of Broughton House, securing emergency support from Greater Manchester Combined Authority and developing fundraising applications to close the gap between income and expenditure. The funding was instrumental in ensuring Broughton House could continue to provide Veterans with a high standard of care and, where possible, provide additional support to reduce the isolation Veterans have suffered from being unable to see family/visitors for extended periods during the pandemic.

The Covid-19 crisis hit in the middle of a project to transform Broughton House from a traditional 32-bed care home, to a completely rebuilt, state-of-the-art Veteran Care Village, with a 64-bed care home including a specialist dementia unit, six independent living apartments, and an Armed Forces Support Hub providing mental health support to younger Veterans. The funding enabled them to complete this redevelopment, which went on to win the Community Benefit honour award from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in the North West.

Broughton House is now going from strength to strength. Following the extreme difficulty of the pandemic, they now have 48 residents and are looking forward to welcoming four more in the very near future.