Acquired Brain Injury – Making jokes and laughing a lot more

Acquired Brain Injury – Making jokes and laughing a lot more

Miss J’s travel from a severe acquired brain injury to the possibility of doing your own make-up   Miss J arrived at Askham Village Community after suffering a severe acquired brain injury from being hit by a car. Miss J engaged in Physiotherapy,...
Time to Talk Month across Askham

Time to Talk Month across Askham

This is an invitation for you to talk. You’d be surprised how hard it can be sometimes! To talk is so essential in our society that we have almost forgotten how to do it.   We live in a fast-paced world. Everyone is very busy doing their job or taking care of...
Proud to be a member of Askham

Proud to be a member of Askham

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....
Women’s Day: life as a care home manager

Women’s Day: life as a care home manager

Women’s Day – this month, the world celebrates the achievements and potential of women across all industries and sectors. We typically hear people speaking out about the contribution of women in the workplace and the opportunity cost of failing to be...
Askham’s call for partnership initiative with local GPs

Askham’s call for partnership initiative with local GPs

Fenland care home, Askham Village Community, says its partnership scheme with local GPs is so successful, it should be rolled out nationwide.   The initiative was set-up to combat the frequency of GP call-outs – often multiple times daily, sometimes even for the...