Erskine Veterans Charity

Erskine Veterans Charity, commonly known as just Erskine, is a veterans care and support non-profit organisation headquartered in Erskine, Renfrewshire, but operating across the Central Belt of Scotland and in Moray. It provides a range of services to British Armed Forces, veterans of all ages and their families, who live in Scotland. It is most renowned for its long-term nursing, dementia and end-of-life medical care, as well as a growing range of support services. It supports veterans through two care homes in Bishopton nr Glasgow and Edinburgh, and a Veterans Village, comprising 44 cottages, a Veterans Activity Centre, five assisted living apartments and 23 "Transitional Support apartments" (TSA) for service-leavers and working-age veterans. A second Erskine Veterans Activity Centre opened in Forres nr Inverness in late 2024. Additionally, Erskine now offers a "Support at Home" service in limited areas of Scotland. The charity first established itself as Princess Louise Scottish Hospital for Limbless Sailors and Soldiers in 1916. It was created through Scotland's compassionate response to her sons returning physically and mentally shattered by the horrors of trench and naval warfare in the First World War. Its name was then shortened to Erskine Hospital and then simply "Erskine" in later years. The charity has gone on to offer help to British veterans of every subsequent war and become the foremost veterans charity in the country.

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