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How to Create Meaningful Holidays with Your Loved Ones
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Build Strength and Flexibility Inside This Winter
What do you do when it’s too cold to take a walk, bike or even get out? The Outpatient Therapy team at McLean shares some simple exercises to keep you strong and limber—in the comfort of your living room with ordinary items you have around the house!...
Help Your Loved One Experience the Joy of Holiday Gift Giving
What types of gifts are best for someone you love who has Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia? Here we share some ideas from our 50 years of experience at McLean in providing senior care that truly enriches life. Holiday music and decorations brighten the...
Sweeten the Holidays With a Mouthwatering Dessert
McLean’s speech therapist, Emily Solis, shares a delightful recipe for eggnog cake and other tips for holiday meals everyone can enjoy, even seniors with chewing or swallowing difficulties. Gathering around the table with family and friends for a holiday brunch or...
Stay Steady on Your Feet with the Balance Rehabilitation Program at McLean
According to a study conducted by the National Institutes of Health, more than 4 in 10 Americans will experience an episode of dizziness that will be significant enough to send them to a doctor. Dizziness can affect balance which can lead to falls in the elderly...
Should We Be Thankful or Grateful This Holiday Season?
“Give thanks.” “Count your blessings.” From our Thanksgiving gatherings with friends and family to the festive cards and gifts we share with the special people in our lives, the holiday season is filled with reminders to open our eyes, take stock and be thankful or...
Top FAQs About The Goodrich Expansion at McLean
The Village at McLean is expanding, ushering in a new era of active senior living on our beautiful wooded campus in the heart of Simsbury, CT. The new Goodrich building will add 55 maintenance-free apartments and an array of upscale dining venues and amenities. Many...
In Case of Emergency – Be Ready with a “Go Bag”
According to a CDC report, 20% of all hospital emergency room visits in the United States involves seniors 60 years and older.Unfortunately, there may be a time when you or your loved one needs to leave home quickly. In the event of a sudden medical or weather-related...
Picture Yourself at The Goodrich
Take a look two floor plans in McLean’s amenity-rich neighborhood, coming summer 2022 As you might have heard, we’re expanding our Independent Living at The Village at McLean to include 55 new independent living residences. The Goodrich expansion is ideal for those...
Why Choose McLean in Simsbury? Here Are 3 Ways We Help Seniors Thrive
You didn’t retire so that you could sit idly by—that’s not what got you to this enviable position in life, after all. So, when you’re searching for where to take your next step, you want to land somewhere you’re inspired to live fully, live richly and thrive....