Lightbowne Hall receives Veteran Friendly Framework accreditation

Lightbowne Hall care home in Manchester proudly became the first non-military care home in the country to be awarded the Veteran Friendly Framework (VFF). 

The Veteran Friendly Framework (VFF) aims to deliver improved health and wellbeing outcomes for over 25,000 veterans living in care homes across England.

By providing care homes with resources to ensure that Armed Forces status is included in care planning, it supports the practical, emotional and social needs of the Armed Forces community and tackles loneliness and isolation.

Speaking about the accreditation, Lightbowne Hall Home Manager Rebecca Mardy said:

It was very much in the best interests of our residents to be part of this exciting new venture. As a care home we have learned just how much help and support is available. Staff have a much better understanding of our veterans, and it has opened a completely new field of conversations. We are looking forward to contacting our local Veterans Breakfast Club and forging links with our local cadets to invite them to visit the home.

The VFF is a two-year collaboration between Armed Forces charities Royal Star & Garter, the Royal British Legion and the NHS Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA – an NHS flagship Armed Forces programme), with funding support from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust. This project, focusing on care homes, follows on from the Veteran Friendly accredited GP scheme run by the Royal College of General Practitioners and the VCHA NHS accreditation scheme.

Lightbowne Hall is also the first care home in the North of England to be accredited as Veteran Aware. To learn more about Lightbowne Hall, please click here. To find out more about how we support residents’ needs, click here.