The extra mile counts.
Claire 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.
When time is precious, families shouldn’t have to spend it travelling.
When emotions are raw, distance should never be another burden to carry.
Care, compassion and dignity should be close — not miles away.
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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
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 without a full hospice, families can’t stay overnight or access care when they need it most, often leaving hospital as their only option.
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
Too many Families are being left without the care and support they need
“It really does take a community to raise a child. And the babies, children and young adults of Claire House need Merseyside to come together to build our West Derby hospice.
Hayley Smallman from Liverpool, whose family are supported by Claire House.
“Children like mine can spend so much time in Alder Hey, often in intensive care. Travelling from there to the Wirral is a long journey when a child is critically ill. That alone could be the difference between a child staying in hospital or being in the homely, comforting environment of Claire House."
Children in Liverpool need hospice care closer to home.
The extra mile counts.
Help build Claire House Liverpool
- £
£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
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