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
20 August 2026
Meet 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.
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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
FeatureIIColleague 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
FeatureIIIResident featureNetball 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
FeatureIVColleague storyThirty years at the heart of Auchtercrag
Two colleagues, 30 years each, one home in Ellon. Elaine and Moira on kindness, trust and why Auchtercrag still feels like a second home.
6 August 2026
VCorporateEaglesham House: Our 30th Care Home Comes to Clarkston
We are investing £15m in a new 50-bed nursing and dementia care home in Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, opening spring 2027 and creating around 80 jobs.
27 July 2026
VIMeallmore HomesCulduthel Care Home Team Gets Pretty Muddy for Charity
Six determined colleagues from Culduthel Care Home in Inverness swapped their usual uniforms for trainers, team spirit and a considerable amount of mud to raise
6 July 2026
VIIMeallmore HomesGreenan Manor Care Home creates a buzz for bees
Greenan Manor Care Home in Ayr welcomed 12,000 bees for a themed activity day, bringing residents, families and colleagues together.
6 July 2026
VIIICorporateMeallmore Raises £2,500 for Age Scotland at Kelpies
Eight Meallmore colleagues took on The Kelpies Experience in Falkirk, raising over £2,500 for Age Scotland to support older people.
30 June 2026
IXMeallmore HomesMearns House Celebrates Grade 5 Inspection
Mearns House Care Home in Newton Mearns has received a grade 5 Care Inspectorate report, highlighting warm care, strong leadership and resident wellbeing.
29 June 2026
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