Meallmore News
Issue August 2026
News & stories.
Small moments and larger milestones from our thirty care homes across Scotland. Written by the people who live and work in them.
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Meallmore Colleagues
27 August 2026
Meet the Judges for Meallmore's Meals Means More 2026 Final
Care, luxury hospitality and a secret resident judge: meet the panel deciding the Meals Means More Champion 2026.
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IMeallmore HomesWe are backing Wish Ambulance Scotland
Our team at Pitfodels Wood Care Home in Aberdeen has become the first business to back Wish Ambulance Scotland, donating £500 to the 500 Wishes campaign.
24 August 2026
IIMeallmore ResidentsMartha celebrates her 100th birthday at Kynnaird House
Kynnaird House resident Martha celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by family, friends, fellow residents and colleagues, with live music and a cake with her name on it.
24 August 2026
FeatureIIIResident featureA century of kindness: Martha turns 100 at Kynnaird House
Martha celebrated her 100th birthday at Kynnaird House with family, fellow residents, colleagues and an afternoon of live music.
24 August 2026
IVMeallmore ColleaguesMeet the six chefs taking on Meallmore's Meals Means More final
Six chefs from Meallmore care homes across Scotland will cook at City of Glasgow College on 2 September 2026 for the title of Meals Means More champion. Meet the finalists.
20 August 2026
- FeatureVColleague story
Six routes into a Meallmore kitchen
Kitchen Assistant to Third Cook, Kitchen Porter to dedicated baker, oil and gas Head Chef to care catering. The six chefs in the 2026 Meals Means More final on how careers in our kitchens actually build.
20 August 2026
VIMeallmore HomesKincaid House community raises £2,000 for Ardgowan Hospice
Residents, families, colleagues and local businesses at Kincaid House Care Home in Greenock have come together to raise £2,000 for Ardgowan Hospice, a charity with a deeply personal connection to the team.
18 August 2026
VIICorporateMeallmore wins a Catey for Health and Nutrition
Meallmore has won the Health and Nutrition Award at The Cateys 2026, recognising the food, training and hospitality culture across our care homes in Scotland.
18 August 2026
VIIICorporateThe Big Meallmore Kick Off raises £2,482 for Age Scotland
A match ball, a mascot called Roary and 1,500 residents and colleagues. How the Big Meallmore Kick Off raised £2,482 in a month, taking our Age Scotland total for the past eight months beyond £8,000.
12 August 2026
FeatureIXColleague storyNinety minutes, twenty-seven homes, one month
Every Meallmore home took on 90 minutes of movement over the same month, raising £2,482 for Age Scotland. Colleagues on how it came together.
12 August 2026
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In their own words
Great places to live and work
First-hand accounts from residents and families about what daily life in a Meallmore home is actually like.
Resident at Kynnaird House
A century of kindness: Martha turns 100 at Kynnaird House
Martha celebrated her 100th birthday at Kynnaird House with family, fellow residents, colleagues and an afternoon of live music.
24 August 2026
Resident at Kelvinside Manor
Netball legend Moira returns courtside at Glasgow 2026
Scotland captain, national coach, MBE and Hall of Famer. Moira went back courtside at The Hydro with fellow resident Irene, and it felt like she had never left.
6 August 2026
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