“I have so many fond memories, particularly when we would celebrate the diversity at Askham through international days and Isaac would always come in his native Nigerian attire, much to the delight of the residents.
The couple, who married in 1979 having met at the school of nursing in Nigeria in 1976, have three children, who work in the US, Ghana and Nigeria.
Set to retire at the end of April, the pair, who have lived and worked in the UK for 19 years, have exciting plans to open their care home in Nigeria founded on the same model as Askham.
The building for the home, which will cater for 18 residents, is already built, and will provide nursing and dementia care, with future plans to provide neuro care too.
A "small number of residents" at a Doddington care home have died from Covid-19, however the team say they have been following correct safety measures.