Well done to Lewis Watson, an IT engineer with Maria Mallaband in Leeds, who ran 100 miles over 28 days in February to raise money for St Gemma’s Hospice after they cared for his grandad at home during the final weeks of his life.

He smashed his target, raising £834 and counting, for a very worthy cause – brilliant work!

With the need for social care set to rise and our high-quality well-run homes much in demand, it is our ambition to expand our 5,250-strong family of employees by 20% in 2021.

We want to attract both those currently working in the sector and those new to it with the wealth of training and development opportunities we offer, in particular recruiting in those with skills in customer service, leisure, and entertainment. It is an exciting time to be in this sector, and as always MMCG is taking the lead!

MMCG put together parcels for soldiers far from home and their families at Christmas time.

Thanks to donations from staff, people living in our homes, and their families, treats and useful items were packaged up to be sent to those serving the Resolute Support Mission, assisting the Afghan security forces and institutions to defend Afghanistan and its citizens.

With many military veterans living within our homes, this was an appeal very close to our hearts, and we were so pleased to be able to show our support for our British troops serving around the world.

We are passionate about providing the highest standards of care for people living in our homes.

Building a team of people who are both confident and competent in their work is a crucial element for achieving this, which is why we chose to embrace the TNA programme.

The role of the nursing associate was created to forge closer co-operation between care staff, healthcare support workers and registered nurses. This year has seen the highest number of Trainee Nursing Associates, and we’re looking forward to continuing this development within Maria Mallaband.

Work at Windsor Court, our new £8m stateof-the-art care home at Great Malvern is on schedule, set for completion at the end of June.

Designed for residential, nursing, and dementia care, Windsor Court will provide an unrivalled five-star care environment, with 51 ensuite rooms, lounges, restaurants, communal areas, along with two gardens across an upper and lower level.

Laptop donations to schools in Leeds by Maria Mallaband HQ

With the news that many children were struggling to access their online home learning during lockdown, we decided to offer our old, repurposed laptops to schools in Leeds, the home of the MMCG HQ.

Donations went to Park Spring Primary School and Parklands Primary School among others – and were met with enormous appreciation from headteachers and children.

Congratulations to Cedar Court Care Home in Cranleigh, Surrey, which ended the year rated ‘Good’ across all areas after a Care Quality Commission inspection in the autumn. 

Inspectors also commented that: “The service had a strong, visible person-centred culture to help people to live their lives to the fullest” and that “people were treated as individuals whose life and experiences were considered and factored into care planning.”  

A fantastic result and well done to the home manager Nimmy and the entire team. 

The residents joined to the celebrations of National Tea Day enjoying a traditional afternoon tea. Everyone got involved. Kitchen staff baked fresh scones with jam and clotted cream, also they prepared delicious cucumber sandwiches, meanwhile Pam from admin team baked beautiful cupcakes that the residents really enjoyed. 

Pizza day here at Clarendon Court, what a great job we all did, preparing and then handing over to our chef to pop into the oven ready for our evening snack. 

We are getting ready for St George's Day with music creating a happy vibe all round we made some placemats together for the day and we made some placemats together for the day and they made bunting to put all around the house. We are looking forward to a great day of celebration and hoping the sun will shine all day.