We’re delighted to announce that Maria Mallaband Care Group has been shortlisted as finalists in this year’s Care Home Awards.

The categories we’re finalist in are:

Care Home Open Week is just around the corner and we want to embrace this fantastic opportunity to shine a spotlight on what we do across our care homes.

This annual initiative, which this year takes place from June 28 to July 4, is a chance to celebrate social care and highlight everything care homes and their residents have to offer – and that is a lot!

Dear Rachael,

Please will you convey our thanks to all your staff at Clarendon Court Care Home for the love and care you showed whilst looking after 'G'. We are truly thankful that G was discharged back to Clarendon Court from Leighton Hospital and allowed to die peacefully in the surroundings of people and in an environment he was comfortable with.

We had a lovely morning looking at one of our residents family holiday photos. We had the privilege of seeing them using her fathers Aldis projector with glass slides. They started their drive in the summer of 1961 from London through to France, then Switzerland and finally the beautiful Germany. The photos hadn't been seen for near enough 50 years, so this was a truly special day for us all who got to see them. 

To all the Amber Court Team, You are such an important part of peoples lives at such a special time when smiles, kindness and care mean the world. Thank you for looking after my dad and also me. Delma, Lily and Alice you were stars during everything. Thank you to everyone else who made my dad smile, laugh or had a nice chat with you. It means so much.

Love, D. H & T xxx

Hope Green have some new arrivals in their garden and they include two lovely yellow ducks! One of our residents families has been delivering new ornaments for our garden and each week there is a new surprise. They have included a panda and a monkey! This weeks two little ducks brought conversation about bingo calling and we couldn't resist having a photo of them. We're incredibly thankful for such thoughtfulness and we'll be enjoying them all summer.

During this week of 7th-13th June, the nation celebrates Carers Week. There are currently around 6.5 million* carers in the UK, looking after their children, parents, siblings, partners, family, friends and even neighbours. At MMCG, we have an enormous amount of respect for these individuals and would like to take a moment to recognise their efforts. So, what is carers week about?

Our beautiful garden was filled with song and dance as we held an early D-Day celebration along with a special performance from the D-Day Dollies. We had so much fun welcoming back live entertainment to our home!.

One of our residents is lucky to have a talented artist as her husband. Her walls are always filled with beautiful reminders of one another and her face always lights up whenever a new one arrives. 

Clarendon Court is a credit to the excellent management you both provide. All the staff have treated M with the dignity and respect he deserves. They have also been very helpful to me, it has been a very difficult time for me having to accept that I couldn't have him home because of his mobility issues. I can manage all other issues but with my spinal problem he wouldn't have been safe. It was lovely to be greeted by smiles and jokes.

Rachel, Helen, Karen, Hollie and Charley, many thanks for all your help given to me whilst I have been visiting M at Clarendon Court.