Social leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic

Social leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic

Social leadership needed to be relearnt during this pandemic. Aliyyah-Begum Nasser, the Operations Director of Askham Village Community talks about the challenges of this period in terms of social leadership.   I feel like a proud parent. I have just watched a...
How COVID-19 is impacting residents with dementia

How COVID-19 is impacting residents with dementia

The current coronavirus outbreak is an ongoing battle that, as a society, we’re all working hard to overcome. The challenges presented are many and varied, but within the context of providing care for people with dementia, these challenges are particularly profound....
International Nurses Day: the solidarity shown amongst nurses

International Nurses Day: the solidarity shown amongst nurses

International Nurses Day – the strengthened solidarity and camaraderie shown amongst nurses following the COVID-19 pandemic   Amidst the gloom being cast by the coronavirus crisis, gleams of positivity are emerging. One of the brightest is the renewed sense...
Our Care Homes – Going beyond the norms of accepted practice

Our Care Homes – Going beyond the norms of accepted practice

On the outskirts of Doddington in Cambridgeshire, Askham Village Community is a specialist rehabilitation and care campus which has grown from a single elderly care home to a complex of five, supporting the needs of a diverse client group. Caring Times editor Geoff...
Tribute to our ‘incredible’ staff

Tribute to our ‘incredible’ staff

Staff at a Fenland care home complex have been praised as “incredible” by bosses as they continue the fight to keep the coronavirus at bay.   Aliyyah-Begum Nasser, Director at Askham Village Community in Doddington, cannot speak highly enough of the...