Old soldiers' home Old soldiers' home An old soldiers' home is a military veteran's retirement home, nursing home, or hospital, or sometimes even an institution for the care of the widows and orphans of a nation's soldiers, sailors, and marines, etc. In the United Kingdom the Royal Hospital Chelsea was established by King Charles II in 1682 as a retreat for veterans. The provision of a hostel rather than the payment of pensions was inspired by Les Invalides in Paris. The Royal Hospital Chelsea, often called simply Chelsea Hospital, is a retirement home and nursing home for some 300 veterans of the British
Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow The Royal Hospital for Sick Children was an NHS Scotland hospital in Yorkhill, Glasgow, specialising in paediatric healthcare. It was commonly referred to simply as "Yorkhill" or "Sick Kids". The hospital provided care for newborn babies up to children around 13 years of age, including a specialist Accident and Emergency facility and the only Donor Milk Banking facility in Scotland. The hospital closed in June 2015, with services transferring to the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, one of the hospitals build on the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus on the Southside of the city.