NIFHA Press Room
Wesley's Palmerston Road opens
Friday 23 April 2010
Wesley Housing Association was proud to announce the official opening of their new state of the art Residential /EMI Care Home on 23rd April 2010.This beautiful, purpose built care provision is located on the Palmerston Road, East Belfast with a 38 bed facility incorporating 20 dementia beds and 18 residential beds for the frail elderly, dementia care, physical disability and sensory impairment persons unable to live independently.
Palmerston Residential /EMI Home has a vast array of amenities and is a testament to our commitment to high quality care as well as our pursuit of innovation to meet current and future care needs.
 | The home was officially opened by The Rt Hon Peter Robinson MLA. Picured on the left is Mr Robinson with Head of Home, Mrs Hastings. He took a tourl of the home during which he admired some of the artwork on show at the home. |
The Association’s Chief Executive, Beverley Surgenor welcomed this latest development and commented; “this vital new scheme provides high quality care and accommodation for the most vulnerable persons in our society and Wesley Housing Association is proud to contribute to the on-going solutions for dementia care requirementsin Northern Ireland”.
Notes to editors
Wesley Housing Association (WHA) was founded in 1947, under the name of North Belfast Mission Housing Society, by a group of Methodist clergymen. The organisation evolved into an Independent Registered Housing Association providing care and accommodation for the elderly, at locations across Northern Ireland. The Association changed its name to Wesley HA in 2003.
Wesley Housing Association operates as a registered housing association and has charitable status. It is a housing association registered with the Department for Social Development and is also a member of the Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations. The Association currently operates the following schemes:
Residential/EMI Home
Palmerston Residential/EMI Home, 9-17 Palmerston Road, Belfast
Sheltered Housing
Stutt House, 7 Palmerston Road, Belfast
Bryans House, Manse Drive, New Mossley, Newtownabbey
Wesley Court, Belfast Road, Carrickfergus
Fleming House, 7 Palmerston Road, Belfast
General Needs Housing
Tennent Street, Belfast (elderly)
Further information: Jan Watson 028 9336 3558
