News and events

Just Bowl is a fun, easy to play form of indoor bowls, which has recently been introduced into our care homes as part of our More...Lifestyle programme.

Building work at Claremont Manor, a 71-bed luxury care home in Dawlish, is progressing well and is on course for a grand opening early next year. 

Earsdon Grange, a care home in Wellfield, near Whitley Bay, has been awarded Diamond Status by North Tyneside Council, in recognition of the improvements made in prevention, identification, escalation and response to any emerging health concerns of those living in the home.

Our yearly awards celebration took place on July 20th to recognise all the amazing work our colleagues do for the people living in our homes!

A state-of-the-art, £13 million care home is under construction in Dawlish, Devon, and is set to offer luxury care for the older community members and create up to 75 jobs. 

Claremont Manor, on course to be opened at the start of 2024 by the Maria Mallaband Care Group, will provide an exceptional living environment with; 71 en-suite bedrooms across 3 floors, multiple lounges, restaurants, communal areas and a biodiverse garden.

On the 6th of May 2023 we saw the Coronation of King Charles III take place at Westminster Abbey, where His Majesty the King was crowned alongside the Queen Consort. This moment in history was celebrated widely across our homes.  

The MMCG Master Chef 2023 cook-off took place recently at The Brakes Development Kitchen in Reading and the winner was announced at our care awards ceremony on July 20th.

Pinewood Residential Home, in Le Mont Millais, celebrated three decades of service to the community with a big birthday party on March 22 and we had a week of thank you events, with more than 100 people taking part. 

We are pleased to announce that Willowdene Care Home has been named one of the top 20 Care Homes in the North East of England at the Carehome.co.uk awards! This is a phenomenal achievement, and we are so proud of their hard work and dedication. ✨

Bev Jewitt, Regional Director said:

Our yearly awards celebration returns this July to recognise all the amazing work our colleagues do!

Congratulations to all our winners at the Maria Mallaband 8th Annual Care Awards 2022 that took place on Thursday 7th July.

Well done and thank you to everyone for celebrating our amazing staff and for your hard work and all that you do for those living within our homes.

Maria Mallaband Care Group (MMCG) are delighted to announce the shortlisted colleagues and care homes for the 8th Annual Care Awards, set to take place this July.

The former nurse, who has previously received birthday congratulations from The Queen, recently celebrated this momentous milestone with another marked special memento.

We are delighted to share with you our Year in Review 2022 - it showcases all the amazing working that has and

Phil Burgan, Executive Chairman of Maria Mallaband Care Group (MMCG) has recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Knight Frank UK Luxury Care Home Awards.

This was in recognition of his exceptional contribution to the sector during his illustrious 25-year career.

On Wednesday 2nd October 2019, we saw our first Chef Competition, which was held in the professional kitchens at Unilever in Leatherhead and hosted by My Purchasing Partner.

Our third and final contestant in the Chef of the Year competition is Julie Birch from Garden Hill Care Home who cooked a chunky vegetable soup with warm roll, beef and onion cottage pie with carrots and broccoli which were cooked to perfection and a gorgeously creamy rice pudding with home

We had a lovely morning baking at Field View to practice for the Macmillan coffee morning on 26th September. Our residents love to bake and we thought we’d practice making some Queen cakes so the recipe is perfect for the coffee morning. They certainly smelt and tasted delicious.

The battle of the Chefs has commenced in the North East for a position in the finals for the first Maria Mallaband and Countrywide Chef Competition.  The North East is delighted to have three of our own nominated for the finals and regional judging has commenced.

Troutbeck Care Home have been involving residents in transforming some of the decoration around the home and making features of the communal spaces.

Troutbeck Care Home in Ilkley, held an open day on Friday 26th July to launch the opening of their new tea room for residents and their families, as well as fundraising for the local church by holding a raffle and tombola.