Help bring hospice care closer to home
Donate nowClaire House urgently needs to build a children’s hospice in Liverpool to provide specialist nursing, end‑of‑life care, comfort and emotional support for seriously and terminally ill babies, children, young adults and their families.
Right now, just because they live in Liverpool many families face long, exhausting journeys to access the care they need, often at the most heartbreaking moments of their lives. When time is short, families shouldn’t have to travel miles for care, compassion or dignity.
When families are facing the unimaginable, they need hospice care close to home.
The extra mile counts.
Why Liverpool, Why Now
We already have a site in West Derby, close to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital and Liverpool Women’s Hospital - right where many of our families receive treatment. From there, we offer counselling, therapies and day care, providing vital support.But this is only part of what families need. They cannot stay overnight, they cannot benefit from specialist medical care that can only be delivered from a purpose-built site.Many families simply cannot reach our Wirral hospice when their child is critically ill or at the end of life. The journey can be too long, too tiring, or simply impossible. This is not fair.
The need for Claire house is growing
Claire House currently support around 500 babies, children and young adults. We are here for families from the very beginning, supporting through pregnancy to age 25. But the need is growing, and we can’t meet it from Wirral alone.
Every year we provide end of life care to around 100 families.
60% of our new referrals are currently from Liverpool and surrounding areas.
Our caseload continues to grow and we expect 80% of that growth to be from Liverpool and surrounding areas
The Solution
We want to develop our West Derby site into a state-of-the-art 24/7 children’s hospice, providing:
- Specialist nursing and purpose-built end‑of‑life care suites
- Amazing facilities for respite stays and short breaks
- A hydro pool, multi-sensory room, adapted gym and fantastic play and music facilities
A hospice close to major children’s hospitals means care is joined‑up, accessible and centred around what families need — closeness, compassion and choice.
Too many Families are being left without the care and support they need
“We wanted our son Josh to pass at Claire House, but he was too ill to be transferred to the Wirral site. It was just too far. If the West Derby site was up and running, we absolutely would have preferred him to be transferred to it so he could pass there instead of Alder Hey. We wouldn't have chosen a hospital for him, as caring as Alder Hey was. We always wanted him to pass at Claire House.”
Kate Jones from Warrington, whose family are supported by Claire House.
Our Wirral hospice remains vital. It continues to support families across our wider region and always will.
But to reach every child who needs us, and to meet growing demand in Liverpool and beyond, we must grow.
This isn’t about replacing what we have.
It’s about extending it — so no family is left behind because of distance.
Children in Liverpool need hospice care closer to home.
The extra mile counts.
Help bring hospice care closer to home
- £
£5 - Could go towards a cuppa with a support worker
£10 - could fund a sensory story with a child
£25 - Could fund an hour of nursing for a child
Could go towards bereavement support
Other ways to give
Donate over the phone
You can make a donation over the phone with your debit or credit card. Just call 0151 343 0883
Donate by post
Cheques to be made payable to Claire House please and posted to Claire House Children’s Hospice, Clatterbridge Road, Bebington, CH63 4JD.
Read our Case for support
Read the full report on why building a full hospice in Liverpool is so important
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