A Cambridgeshire care community, which welcomed three students on a five-week placement, is celebrating its success having opened their eyes to the diversity of services on offer and the scope for career progression within care. Askham Village Community, which...
As we head into winter and the second wave of coronavirus infections, it remains to be seen how effective the Government’s 3-tier restrictions will be and how long this wave will last, but, despite this, I am cautiously optimistic about the fate of care homes in the...
I look around… Schools are closing, offices are shutting, events are cancelled, flights are being grounded, countries in lockdown, international borders restricted… But Askham is still open. We are still caring. We talk, we take vital signs, we interact....
Walk into any elderly care home, and you are bound to find someone holding a pair of knitting needles, in deep concentration, skilfully making a warming creation. If you walked into Askham last month you will have seen many residents knitting away, alongside students...
