Simeon Care for the Elderly in Aberdeen has gone hi-tech. They have installed a contactless sign in/out system which is being used by staff, residents and visitors. The system has been […]
Coronavirus
Support our call for a National Summit on the impact of Covid on disabled people
Camphill Scotland, the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE), Scottish Care, Sense Scotland and the Scottish Youth Parliament have written to the First Minister requesting that the Scottish […]
Art exhibition uplifts Loch Arthur community
Beautiful and amazing This is how a resident of Loch Arthur Camphill community described their recent art and craft exhibition. Read on to find out more…. Over a weekend in […]
Family support in challenging times
We have written previously about the devastating impact of Covid19, hearing first hand accounts from our members – the 11 Camphill communities in Scotland – as well as from relatives […]
Undervalued, underpaid, undermined. What’s happened to dignity, respect and understanding?
If you are involved in the delivery of adult social care services, you will know what a fantastic job social care staff and volunteers have done throughout the Covid19 pandemic. Many services have continued to be […]
Family struggles in lockdown
Life in Lockdown and Beyond…….. Our daughter, Kirsten, is 39 years old and has been a member of a Camphill Community since she was 7 years old. Her journey started […]
The making of Still Thriving at 80
In early 2020 we were excited to be working with media co-op to create a film about life in Camphill in Scotland in 2020. The year 2020 marks the Camphill […]
Losing the keys to life
Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, we knew that things weren’t perfect. The quiet but constant threat of local authority funding cuts, an increase in demand leading to longer waiting lists, […]
What volunteering at Corbenic meant for me!
I’m 19 years old and from Germany. After finishing school, I wanted to do some meaningful work abroad for a year. When my mum told me about Camphill Communities in […]
Midsummer reflections
Every year anew I can marvel at the light. Such long days, the sun already high up in the sky at 7am when I walk over to Simeon House to […]
