To all McLean Staff & Hospice Personnel

I did not include any names on purpose because I was afraid I would miss one of the dozens that provided care, comfort, dignity and love to my mother and our family!  That should be your motto: McLean CCDL. I periodically have to pause or this note will get wet. 

I could not have put my mother in kinder hands than all of you.  I have been touched beyond words and what all of you do is a blessing and a necessity that fills a void for those of us in a situation affecting a beloved family member. 

Click here to see the latest Resident Weekly Activity Schedule.

Dolls from many nations were spread out on the table. The ladies were busily guessing what country each represented. Four and a half year old Kayla happily demonstrated how to put together the Russian stacking doll set. It was the weekly gathering of a few McLean residents with volunteer Kris McCue and her granddaughter, Kayla Pierson. Kris and her sister volunteered at McLean when their own grandmother lived at McLean. Kris continued to come and enjoy other residents when her mother lived in the Health Center. So coming weekly to visit is part of her DNA, you could say. And now she is passing this tradition on to a fourth generation. The weekly volunteering is both a lovely time to share activities, games and collections with the residents and a time for a devoted grandmother and granddaughter to have some very special moments together.

Click here to watch the Qualidigm Heart Talk videos for Patients, Families and Caregivers. McLean is proud to be a partner with Qualidigm on the project to reduce hositalizations of those who have heart probelms.

Click here for more details on McLean's Living with Heart Failure Program.

Lite 100.5 WRCH’s Allison Demers speaks with Lisa Clark, VP Administrator of McLean, a non-profit organizations that offers programs and services to people with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.

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McLean, in conjunction with area hospitals, developed a very special Living with Heart Failure Program which utilizes the best practices in the field.  The goal of the program is to prevent patients with “tired hearts” from having to go to the hospital.

One measure of how successful the McLean Heart Program has been is that McLean Home Care again this year has the lowest hospital admissions rate of any area VNA. The McLean Home Care hospitalization rate is 30% lower than the state average for home care indicated by the data just released by Medicare.

Hospice is a specialized kind of holistic care for individuals who are making life’s final journey.  The McLean Hospice Team - nurses, social workers, counselors, home health aides and volunteers - prides itself on helping patients find comfort to live as fully as possible.  Our Hospice focus is ensuring this final journey is filled with a rich sense of dignity and the best quality of life possible.

Daytime Spousal Loss Support Group

Meets second and fourth Wednesday mornings

10:00 – 11:30 AM

Cole Conference Room

Evening Spousal Loss Support Group

Meets second and fourth Thursday evenings

7:00 – 8:30 PM

Brown Sargent Room

Bereavement Support Group for All Who Have Experienced a Loss

Meets first and third Tuesday evenings

6:30 – 8:00 PM

McLean Health Center is very fortunate to have the Sorenson Center and fund which supports keeping seniors connected to the world. Sorenson Center Media Coordinator Stephen Root works with residents and families to help them connect with Skype.

A good example of this is how Maxine Rice, 86 years young, is starting to speak with and see her son each week. At a family meeting, Maxine’s son Stephen learned that McLean could connect his mother and him via Skype. During their first conversation, Stephen and his wife and two dogs sat comfortably in their living room and chatted with Maxine in Simsbury.