By Chris Littley
Even during these difficult times, it’s great to see the community spirit of the caravan and camping community continues to shine through.
Inverness-based campervan rental business Highland Auto Campers has typified this sentiment, offering up three vehicles as temporary accommodation for key staff at a local care home.
The firm responded to a request from Victoria Connolly, manager at the Isobel Fraser Care Home, to help to support the facility in its time of need.
The vans will now be used to ensure key staff are able to self-isolate on site and not risk spreading coronavirus either to their own loved ones or residents of the home. It all forms part of the care home’s plans to help to limit the chances of infection.
Mark Jarratt, one of the owners of the business, told North Coast 500: “Whilst we are overwhelmed by the reactions we have had in recent days, the real heroes in this story are the care home staff, who are sacrificing time at home with their families and loved ones, to carry out their job.”
He went on to add that the dedication of nursing staff to isolate in this way and to forego seeing their own loved ones to help to protect some of the most vulnerable people in the local community is admirable.
“I hope that other companies in our position will be able to do similar in other parts of the country,” Mark concluded.
