A D V ER T IS EM EN T F EA T U R E


TH E graceful dining room at the nursing home


OUTSIDE the elegant reception area at Bank Hall Nursing Home


C o m f o r t a n d c a r e a h o m e f r o m h o m e


THE FORMER geriatric hospital at Bank Hall has been given a new lease o f life, as a luxury nursing home, incorporating every possible home comfort and facility.


Emphasis at the Bank


Hall site is on comfort. Providing a friendly, “holi­ day” atmosphere for the residents is the foremost aim of the expertly-trained medical, catering and ancillary staff.


S ta f f who, at the recently opened Bank Hall Nursing Home, pride


themselves on giving first- class care to up to 41 resi­ dents, all of whom are housed in beautifully decorated single and dou­ ble rooms — all with their own wardrobes, televi­ sions, telephones and wash basins. T h re e sum p tu ou s lounges, two of which


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incorporate spacious, light conservatories overlooking the three-acre site on the perimeter of the town’s


most popular and largest green area, Thompson Park, all have television and stereo facilities for the entertainment of the resi­ dents, resplendent with


luxuriant furniture and interior decor, adding to the all-pervading lovely cottage atmosphere. There is a “second-to-


none” catering team which provides a weekly menu of tasty home cooked three- course meals, using fresh produce, and the team also caters for any residents’ special dietary needs — it doesn’t matter whatever the patients’ needs or tastes, the home will pro­ vide it.


Perhaps the crowning


glory of the home is the elegant dining-room, more reminiscent of that which would grace a five-star hotel in one of the world’s major cities, than a nurs­ ing home for the medically ill in the north-west of


staff, and even a hair­ dressing salon is L.nvided upon request. Residents are offered all


sorts of recreational and entertainment activities, with regular outings, and unlike many other homes, visiting hours are totally unrestricted, made a lot easier by ample car park­ ing facilities within the grounds themselves. The matron, Mrs Patri­


cia Lawson, who has pur­ sued her whole career in the Burnley area, leads the professional nursing staff, who look after every possible requirement of the residents, those recov­ ering from operations or those requiring respite and day care. Landscaped gardens


England. Nothing is too much for


the owners, the main aim of the home is to provide a “ home from home” atmosphere, with fully fit­ ted, wall-to-wall carpets and numerous plants and


flowers, as opposed to a “ production line” type business.


All personal laundry is WELCOMING reception staff waiting to greet residents Hook


Developments BUILDING &PIANNING CONSULTANTS, LAND SURVEYORS


cared for on the premises by fully trained laundry


surround the building area, enhancing the aes­ thetic beauty of the home itself, making it very easy to forget that the home is within very easy reach of Burnley town centre and major road and rail networks.


Members o f the public are welcome


to visit the home at an open day, on S a tu rd ay November 20th, between the hours o f 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.


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Luxury and tranquility


THERE have been many changes to the Bank Hall site since it was first founded during the 13th Century. General Sir James Yorke Scar­


Are pleased to have been


involved with the Design and Supervision, and wish Bank Hall Nursing Home every success for the future


159 LEEDS ROAD, NELSON, LANCASHIRE BB9 9XL


Telephone: 0282 698854 Fax: 0282 690224


Car Phone: 0831 585063


lett, who led the successful charge of the Heavy Brigade — unfortun­ ately forever overshadowed by the disastrous attack of the Light Bri­ gade — came to live at Bank Hall during the last century. After his death in 1870, Bank


Hall and Ormerod House were then occupied by the land-owning Thursby family, Sir John Hardy


Thursby and his son, Sir J. 0. S. Thursby, living there for a number


of years. The now-demolished house


dated from around 1795, but this itself stood on the site of even more ancient buildings, probably made from wood, which were thought to have been standing more than 400 years previously.


It is perhaps lilting that the old


home of Burnley’s link with the war which forever immortalised another nurse, Florence Nightin­ gale, was used as a convalescent hospital for Belgian soldiers dur­ ing the first world war.


Soon afterwards it became a


nity Unit opened at Burnley Gen­ eral Hospital, thousands of pounds were spent by the Manchester Regional Hospital Board, renovat­ ing Bank Hall to provide facilities for a geriatric unit.


that the geriatric unit was to be closed, amid storms of protests from local councillors, the Mem­ ber of Parliament, Mr Peter Pike, and many other well-known local people, including a clergyman


More recently, il was decided


maternity hospital, where many of the town’s inhabitants were born. When the Edith Watson Mater­


referring to it as “Burnley’s for­ gotten hospital,” even though money had been spent on improvements. Patients were transferred to


Marsden Hospital and the new Pendle Community Hospital in Nelson. However, after the 18-month-


long development, the former hospital looks set never to be for­ gotten again, now having been resurrected as a luxury private nursing home. The home opened earlier this


week, after registering with Burn­ ley, Pendle and Rossendale Health Authority. Residents requiring medical


care will have all their needs fully attended to by trained expert staff, and will be able to conva­ lesce in the tranquil serenity of the purpose-built home and its beauti­ ful surroundings.


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MEALS US1NO PRESH PRODUCE COOKED TO TH E HtOHEST STANDARDS ON TH E PREMISES.


A N EXTENSIVE MENU W IL L PROVIDE VARIETY AND CHOICE FOR A L L RESIDENTS. SPECIAL DIETS ARE CATERED FOR.


A L L PERSONAL LAUNDRY IS CARED FOR ON


TH E PREMISES BY TRAINED LAUNDRY S TAFF. HAIRDRESS1NO FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED AS REQUIRED.


RECREATION, ENTERTAINMENT AND OUT INd S W IL L BE PROVIDED POR TH E RESIDENTS. V lS ITIN O IB UNRESTRICTED*


RESIDENTS AND FAMILIES ARE ENCOURAOED TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR HOMELY ENVIRONMENT.


COLNE ROAD, BURNLEY TEL: 0282 838909/450955 (opposite The Prestige Factory)


P l e a s e e n j o y y o u r s t a y b e c a u s e w e w a n t YOU TO BE HAPPY A T HOME WITH U S .


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