Keeping positive in lockdown
Our residents have been incredibly stoic through lockdown and though they have missed their families they have stayed positive. We have recently welcomed back families for socially distanced visits...
Our Scarecrow Festival – community engagement at a distance
The challenge – how to keep our residents in touch with their community during lockdown? The answer was a Scarecrow Festival. An inspired idea by our lifestyle and well-being...
Looking after residents’ well-being during lockdown
Our biggest concern, after keeping our home free of COVID-19, has been looking after our residents well-being during lockdown. It has primarily meant for residents that they have (until...
Making the most of our garden through lockdown
We have felt very fortunately throughout the COVID lockdown to have a big garden and the time to really enjoy it. The weather has also been superb and residents...
Our Night of the Stars
Our team and residents have all supported each other through the coronavirus lockdown and have been super stars! Most recently, we celebrated our residents’ tenacity in dealing with the...
Living life to the full in lockdown
We might be in lockdown through the COVID-19 pandemic, but our residents have been living life to the full. Supported by our family of carers our dynamic new lifestyle...
Protecting the well-being of residents through lockdown
Throughout the lockdown with Covid-19, the well-being of our residents has been of huge importance to us. They look forward to visits from family and friends, which lifts their...
Life in lockdown through Coronavirus at the Lawns
What a few months we have all experienced with lockdown and the Coronavirus. Nursing homes have been much talked about in the press and we want to update you...
New faces and the New-Normal at Astley Hall
The “New-Normal” is a term that’s being used a lot in the media, but what does that actually mean for Astley? We also have welcomed some new faces to...
A Team Award nomination for the Newstead team
The team at Newstead are, in the word of their home manager Ali Ough, “the embodiment of team”. She has nominated them for the team award at The Hereford...