Claire House Childrens Hospice
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Claire House Children's Hospice is a children's hospice
in England
. The hospice provides care to children up to the age of 23 with life-threatening or life-limiting conditions. Services include specialist respite, palliative
, terminal and bereavement care. The hospice is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of its patients.
The hospice, which is located in Bebington
on the Wirral
, relies largely on goodwill to pay the £2.5 million annually needed to keep the hospice doors open.
The hospice has many celebrity supporters. The most recognisable of these is Wayne Rooney
and his wife Coleen Rooney. Coleen has a sister who uses Claire House and she has been on Trevor McDonald to try to highlight the plight of children's hospices. Also Steven Gerrard
and Michael Owen
are supporters.
Most recently at Claire House a new Teenage Annex has been opened to provide respect, dignity, privacy and social interaction for all the people who use it.
Children's hospice
A children's hospice is a hospice specifically designed to help children and young people who are not expected to reach adulthood with the emotional and physical challenges they face, and also to provide respite care for their families.-Services:...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The hospice provides care to children up to the age of 23 with life-threatening or life-limiting conditions. Services include specialist respite, palliative
Palliative care
Palliative care is a specialized area of healthcare that focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of patients...
, terminal and bereavement care. The hospice is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of its patients.
The hospice, which is located in Bebington
Bebington
Bebington is a small town and electoral ward within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside, England. It lies south of Liverpool and west southwest of Manchester, along the River Mersey on the eastern side of the Wirral Peninsula...
on the Wirral
Wirral Peninsula
Wirral or the Wirral is a peninsula in North West England. It is bounded by three bodies of water: to the west by the River Dee, forming a boundary with Wales, to the east by the River Mersey and to the north by the Irish Sea. Both terms "Wirral" and "the Wirral" are used locally , although the...
, relies largely on goodwill to pay the £2.5 million annually needed to keep the hospice doors open.
The hospice has many celebrity supporters. The most recognisable of these is Wayne Rooney
Wayne Rooney
Wayne Mark Rooney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team...
and his wife Coleen Rooney. Coleen has a sister who uses Claire House and she has been on Trevor McDonald to try to highlight the plight of children's hospices. Also Steven Gerrard
Steven Gerrard
Steven George Gerrard MBE is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League club Liverpool. He also has 89 caps for the England national team. He has played much of his career in a centre midfielder role, but he has also been used as a second striker and right winger...
and Michael Owen
Michael Owen
Michael James Owen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997...
are supporters.
Most recently at Claire House a new Teenage Annex has been opened to provide respect, dignity, privacy and social interaction for all the people who use it.