The Maria Mallaband Care Group (MMCG) is an English company providing care for elderly and mentally impaired people. It was established in
Leeds
Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...
in 1996 by
Phil Burgan
Phil Burgan (born 6 December 1951) is the founder and CEO of Maria Mallaband Care Group Ltd, a care home company he named after his late grandmother. Burgan is a former racing driver who maintains a significant interest in motorsport, specificall ...
, a former pharmacist, who remains CEO; it was named after his grandmother. Its services include nursing, day care, respite and palliative care.
The group has 27 care homes located in the United Kingdom and the
Channel Islands
The Channel Islands ( nrf, Îles d'la Manche; french: îles Anglo-Normandes or ''îles de la Manche'') are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, ...
. The company was ranked 89th in the '' Sunday Times'' Fast Track 100 in 2009. and was listed as one of Britain's fastest growing private companies in 2010.
The overall enterprise also includes Countrywide Care Homes, Maria Mallaband Care Solutions, and MMCG Living. Overall, there are 76 care homes, 3,200residents, more than 4,000staff, and an annual turnover of £100million.
Historically, MMCG provided care for adults with autism or challenging behaviour. In August 2014, that business was demerged into Autism UK Holdings.
In 2012, a resident in a MMCG home was kept in a cold room, and was found to have a body core temperature of when they died of
hypothermia
Hypothermia is defined as a body core temperature below in humans. Symptoms depend on the temperature. In mild hypothermia, there is shivering and mental confusion. In moderate hypothermia, shivering stops and confusion increases. In severe h ...
. In 2016, MMCG pleaded guilty to breaking heath and safety rules, and was fined £1.6million.
See also
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Private healthcare in the United Kingdom
Private healthcare in the UK, where Universal health care, universal state-funded healthcare is provided by the National Health Service, is a niche market.
The provision of private healthcare has created a significant reduction in waitlists for ce ...
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Health care companies of England
Companies established in 1996
Nursing homes in the United Kingdom
1996 establishments in England
Companies based in Leeds
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