Helen Pervaiz, 52, has recently joined the team at Broughton House Veteran Care Village as a matron. She brings with her 30 years of experience as a community psychiatric nurse in the NHS.Helen Pervaiz, 52, has recently joined the team at Broughton House Veteran Care Village as a matron. She brings with her 30 years of experience as a community psychiatric nurse in the NHS. For Helen, returning to Broughton House was a special moment, as she has fond childhood memories of visiting her grandfather, Henry Atkinson, a former soldier who lived there for many years before his death. Helen is responsible for overseeing, managing, and supervising the nursing team at Broughton House. She works closely with staff at all levels to ensure that residents receive the highest standards of physical, emotional, and psychological care. Karen Miller, chief executive of Broughton House, said that the matron plays a key role in the home: “For our residents, the matron is a trusted person who ensures the highest standards of care are met and provides professional support to our nurses and carers.” Helen is passionate about caring for the individual and is committed to continually improving and raising standards across the home. She is a valuable asset to the Broughton House team and is dedicated to providing the best possible care for the veterans who live there. Broughton House has cared for over 8,000 veterans since it opened its doors in 1916. It has recently been redeveloped into a complex comprising a 64-bed care home, including two 16-bed homes specifically for veterans with dementia, as well as independent living apartments, a range of modern facilities, a museum, a gym, a hair salon, and a residents’ restaurant and bar.
Helen Pervaiz, 52, recently started working at Broughton House Veteran Care Village, after 30 years working in the NHS as a community psychiatric nurse.
Her return brought back fond childhood memories for Helen, where she would often visit her grandfather Henry Atkinson, a former soldier who had lived there for many years before he died.
Helen, a mother of two from Bury, said: “We used to come to Broughton House every week or two, and it was always a special time for me.”
Since 2008 Helen has specialised in caring for the elderly and people with dementia in care homes in Tameside and Glossop, until the opportunity arose to work at Broughton House Veteran Care Village.
Helen even attributed her return to Broughton House to fate: “I hadn’t been there since he died and it was a wonderful and emotional experience to come and work here. It was like it was meant to be – the job had my name on it.”
Helen is responsible for the oversight, management and supervision of the nursing team and works collaboratively with staff at all levels in the care village to ensure excellent standards of clinical care – physical, emotional and psychological – and to promote the well-being of each resident.
She said: “It is an absolutely golden opportunity for me as it combines my passion for caring for the individual with a desire to continually improve and raise standards across the home.”
Karen Miller, chief executive of Broughton House, said the matron plays a key role in the home: “For our residents, the matron is a trusted person who ensures the highest standards of care are met and provides professional support to our nurses and carers.”
Karen went on to speak highly of their newest employee: “Helen has a wealth of experience, is calm and well organised, has warmth and empathy and gets things done the right way. She is also a focal point for our staff, and it is an important role as it involves overseeing a large team. In an increasingly complex healthcare environment for staff, they know they can turn to the Matron when they need support, reassurance and guidance.”
Broughton House has cared for over 8,000 veterans since it opened its doors to the ex-service community in 1916. It has recently been redeveloped into a complex comprising a 64-bed care home, including two 16-bed homes specifically for veterans with dementia, as well as independent living apartments, a range of modern facilities, a museum, a gym, a hair salon and a residents’ restaurant and bar.
