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Just Bowl Northern Tournament

Last month, Minster Grange Care Home hosted our Northern-based instalment of the Just Bowl inter-tournament.

Everyone sported tops branded with their team names, and waved flags & pom-poms to cheer their teammates on. It was a great day for everyone who got involved, and an exciting way to get some More… Connection with their local sister homes. 

A special congratulations to ‘The Moors Movers’ from The Moors for taking home the trophy! 

Devon’s newest luxury care home taking shape with building progressing on schedule

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. 

This £13 million development, which is the latest addition to the Maria Mallaband Care Group (MMCG) portfolio of more than 80 care homes across the UK, is expected to open in early 2024, offering exceptional and personalised residential, dementia and nursing care in a luxury setting, complete with exquisite interiors and landscaped gardens. 

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Whitley Bay care home awarded Diamond Status for its monitoring and management of the health of those living there

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.

The home, part of the UK-wide Maria Mallaband Care Group, has been making use of the Whzan system, designed to help staff monitor the health of residents in nursing and residential care homes, which was rolled out across North Tyneside back in 2019.

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Care Awards Winners 2023

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!

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New luxury care home set to be open in Devon January 2024

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.

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Celebrating The King's Coronation

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.  

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MMCG Master Chef Competition

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.

We had six finalists attend the competition from Acorn House, Belmont House, Birch Heath Lodge, Eltandia Hall, Lace Hill and Gateford Hill. They all cooked a fabulous three-course-meal, inspired by their favourite recipes and the meals that they enjoy cooking for the people who live in their care homes.

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Pinewood's 30th Birthday Party

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. 



The 48-bed residential home, situated outside of the bustling centre of St Helier, pulled out all the stops in honour of this special milestone, with an abundance of decorations, balloons and bunting, and an anniversary party at the home.

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Carehome.co.uk awards 2023

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. ✨

Raising money for Anglia Air Ambulance

On 1st February, the people that live with us made a Valentines Day Hamper which we sold raffle tickets for.

We managed to raise an amazing £150 which the residents wanted to donate to Anglia Air Ambulance.

We had Julie Come in to collect the cheque, and we celebrated with refreshments and lovely cupcakes which they all enjoyed.

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