Our History

Love and Marriage – 1979

Eighteen months after they first met Mary Donnelly, Home Economics Teacher from County Armagh, married Brian Macklin, Builder and Grey Hound Aficionado from County Tyrone. It was to prove to be a union of great minds!

Further Growth Continues – 1986

With less than ten private nursing homes in Northern Ireland, Mary and Brian had identified exciting business opportunities in the NI market. So they continued to move forward buying and renovating properties in South Belfast. These became their newest private nursing homes, Parkdean and Arlington which offered 25 beds

Off to the North Antrim Coast – 1987

Continuing to resist the trend with two successful businesses established in Belfast, Mary and Brian set their sights on the development of another nursing home. This time it was the old Dr. Barnardos’ Home in Ballycastle which became a 39 bed unit called Parkmanor. Within weeks of opening, there was a waiting list

And there’s more – 1989

The success of their existing businesses gave Mary and Brian the confidence to take on yet more opportunities when they bought the former Ratheane Hospital in Coleraine and rebuilt it as another private nursing home, opening with facilities for 50 patients. Still retained by the Macklin Family today, Ratheane currently offers 82 beds, having been 3 times extended

Malone Lodge is Born – 1991

Now firmly established in the private nursing home business, Mary and Brian turned their attention to the hospitality sector. It had always been Mary’s dream to own and operate a Bed & Breakfast, so Brian decided to build her one! It was the first custom-built guest house of its kind in Northern Ireland

Malone Lodge Hotel is Born – 1993

Along came Brian in his welly boots and 18 months later the Malone Lodge Hotel opened its doors. A 33 bedroomed, townhouse hotel, just off the Malone Road, Belfast

Five Star Luxury – 1996

This year Mary and Brian moved their ambition on to an even higher level by designing and building the first ever 5 star luxury, self-catering serviced apartments in Northern Ireland, Malone Mews.

Keep one step ahead – 1999

The hotel closed its doors for 12 months and underwent a £4.5m redevelopment, reopening as a 54 bedroomed, 4 Star hotel for the new Millennium

Taking care as always – 2006

The private nursing home aspect of the Macklin family business continued to be developed with a further investment of £3 million in Leabank in Ballycastle. With facilities for 52 patients. Between its businesses, the Macklin group employs more than 300 staff

Nursing Home Extensions – 2007

The Building has always kept moving onwards with developments and extensions during this time to both Ratheane & Arlington.

Construction underway on Park Manor – 2008

Exciting times lie ahead as work starts on the new 78 Bedded 5* Nursing Home. Park Manor will be the talk of the town after this renovation.

Park Manor opens – 2010

Park Manor Nursing Home opens to rave reviews in the summer of 2010.

Refurbishment of Malone Lodge Hotel – 2013

The Hotel was extended and refurbished and now boasts 102 bedrooms and apartments as well as a 240 seater event and conference room

Macklin Care Homes Welcomes Milesian Manor to the group – 2016

With facilities for 34 residents, Milesian Manor becomes part of the family. Located in Magherafelt, with stunning surrounding fields this home is sure to be a hit.

2016 CIPD NI success for Macklin Group – 2016

Macklin Group proudly celebrate win ‘Talent Management Programme of the Year’ at the CIPD NI Awards. A lot of hard work and dedication from the HR team through out 2016 was rightfully acknowledged with this award - great work team!

30th Anniversary Celebrations – 2017

The Macklin Group celebrates 30 years in operation with an awards night for staff to show our appreciation and dedication to hard work. Length of service ranging from 5 to 25 years were praised and recognised throughout the night

New build of Milesian Manor – 2017

Work gets underway at Milesian Manor as we start the new build - exciting things to come! Lots of planning has taken place to ensure this extension will be perfect for our wonderful residents.

Award Winning Year – 2017

Macklin Group scoops 16 awards by June, celebrating success and fantastic staff. These included Royal College of Nursing Awards, Staff Nurse Awards, and NI Family in Business Awards.

IHCP Awards – 2017

Macklin Care Homes take home 9 outstanding Independent Healthcare Provider Awards - including the 'Flourishing Resident' award for Ratheane resident Annie Lake for her amazing knitting work for the needy in Africa

Our Lady's Care Home – 2017

Macklin Care Homes warmly welcome Our Lady's Care Home into the group. It's located in West Belfast and holds up to 86 residents - a fantastic addition to the group

Extensive research goes underway for the re-development of Milesian Manor – 2017

Extensive research, benchmarking and planning has went underway in preparation for the re-development of Milesian Manor, Magherafelt. So much thought has went into every fine detail to ensure that the new development will be perfect in order to deliver the new lifestyle concept

25 Awards in 2017 – 2017

Macklin Care Homes finish off 2017 with an astounding 25 accolade achievement. Gareth Macklin comments: “We are thrilled with the recent award success for Macklin Care Homes. Our vision is to make a difference to people’s lives by providing first-class care and to ensure residents and their families are at the heart of everything that the Group does. These awards cement the professionalism of our team and rewards the Macklin Group for their continuing hard work.”

Our 2017 Overview gets released! – 2018

We compiled the best news of 2017 together into one handy newsletter for everyone to catch up on what we have been up to. Read the full overview on our careers page > http://www.macklincarehomes.co...

Milesian Manor wins Care Home of the Year! – 2018

Wow - what an achievement! Milesian Manor, Magherafelt win Care Home of the Year at the Randox Health Healthcare Awards 2018! Macklin Group also win Family Business of the Year 2018, what a great start to the year - first of many, we hope