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McLean Care

Locality: Inverell, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6721 7300

Address: 67 Killean Street 2360 Inverell, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.mcleancare.org.au/

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27.01.2022 Our Yallambee residents having been enjoying some painting last week and have produced some wonderful artwork. Apparently some of our residents are now to be referred to as ‘Picasso!

25.01.2022 International Nurses Day!!!! Our Yallambee residents and staff celebrated International Nurses Day today. We have the privilege of having three former nurses residing with us at Yallambee and it was lovely celebrating Nurses past and present. Rowena, who was a nurse in her younger days read a beautiful poem, Claire was attired in McLean Care colours and Kate who was a nurse during the war helped our Clinical Nurse, Swetha cut the cake. ... Our residents also wrote a few words onto pictures of nurses caps which are now displayed in the staffroom. Thank you to our chef, Troy and the Hotel Service team on the amazing food, it was delicious!

23.01.2022 Woohoo spring has sprung at Killean From baby birds, blooming blossoms to beautiful bulbs flowering and our first little chicken hatching!...it's all happening here. We have been checking the coop first thing every day for the arrival of the next little chirpy chick. Everyone was so excited on discovering the little chic on Wednesday morning. ... Our residents also love watching the parents of a little nest of wren chicks in our Hub Garden area. They flitter about collecting bugs to feed the babies everyday. Everyone is busy tending the gardens. The azaleas are amazing, blossom trees are blooming and the irises are divine. It's very easy spending time outdoors with the perfect weather, scenery and colours and everyone admiring the beautiful blue skies and green, green grass. Todd and the Hector residents have also made a beautiful butterfly tree which is so pretty - adding a touch of spring colour indoors. There is no doubt, our favourite season of the year is spring.

23.01.2022 Let's create something together! Our CWA House received a lovely donation of wool recently and four of our crafty ladies discussed between them as to what they would be able to knit or crochet. They took great delight in picking and choosing the different colours. Lillian couldn’t wait to go through her baby knitting books to see what she can make. Stay tuned to see their future projects. ... (Pictured are Vera, Lillian, Kathy and Laura)

23.01.2022 International Day of Older Persons Older people are awesome and there has never been a more important time to acknowledge and celebrate the International Day for Older Persons. In the midst of the pandemic, it is critical that as a community we come together and acknowledge the contribution and importance of older people. They are the undervalued core of our society and economy, ACSA CEO Patricia Sparrow said.... The fact is, older people make an awesome contribution in hundreds of ways that people don’t acknowledge or celebrate enough. If we start to value older people more, the so-called threat of our ageing population becomes an opportunity. As aged care providers, we understand this better than most and we’re calling on everyone to take responsibility and to make Australia a better place for older people.

23.01.2022 Take the pledge to #ChooseRoadSafety Today, May 28 for Fatality Free Friday Gold Coast local Nick Bell has more than 30 years experience in the Fire & Rescue Service. As a first responder he has been heavily involved in critical incident response throughout his career. Nick shares his personal story and the realities of road trauma with us for Fatality Free Friday. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s49LH3pLQhM

22.01.2022 Making the most of our beautiful gardens at CWA House Ann and Dell love our gardens and also enjoy having a relaxing chat in the gazebo. The petunias are just starting to put on a pretty display. So lovely to see everyone enjoying the serenity

22.01.2022 Guyra Sixes - another great event this month. Being a part of the communities we serve is very important for our residents, clients and staff at McLean Care and we were very proud to support the Guyra Sixes again this year. As you can see it certainly looked like a great day of dressing up and a little bit of golf.... Congratulations to all our winners. See more

20.01.2022 This week at Kolora we were given a large tub of beautiful flowers from a weekend wedding. What a wonderful gesture and a reminder of the beautiful people we have in our community. Flowers certainly make everyone smile and we had so much fun making all these arrangements.

20.01.2022 Given the challenging environments our healthcare teams have worked in over recent months. Thank you for your hard work to protect older Australians and for looking after each other.

19.01.2022 Biggest Morning Tea at Killean! Mclean Care Inverell supported the Cancer Council Foundation this morning with a goal to raise $100. With the support of our residents, staff and visitors we raised a whopping $300.... Thanks to the generosity and kind donations that helped us support a great cause. #biggestmorningtea

19.01.2022 Calling ALL road users. Tomorrow is Fatality Free Friday, we urge you to join Craig Lowndes and the thousands of other Australians who have already taken the pledge to #ChooseRoadSafety. Take the pledge, live the pledge. Visit https://arsf.com.au/take-the-pledge-fff/... #fatalityfreefriday See more

19.01.2022 Kolora makes the most of a big cuppa! Our residents at Kolora celebrated The Biggest Morning Tea this morning to helped raise money for this great fundraiser. Thank you to everyone who joined us and your generous donations.

19.01.2022 Spring has Sprung at CWA House and our residents gardens are in full bloom. A big shout out to Iris who has watered the creek garden almost daily since we planted the very small green punnets and now all of our residents are enjoying the amazing array of flowers.

18.01.2022 You might remember during our Covid restriction period, our residents here at CWA House received some beautiful artwork and many letters of support from the Year 5 students at St Monica’s Catholic Primary School, Oakey. As a thank you to these wonderful and caring students our residents made sun catchers and here are the students with their gifts. One could say that it's the residents who are brightening the days for the students from their beautiful smiles.

18.01.2022 CHRISTMAS CRAFT Our Killean residents in Inverell have been busy doing their Christmas crafts, and here you can see them making a Christmas bell. Our residents love their Christmas craft and listening to Christmas music to put us all in the festive mood :)

17.01.2022 RHYTHMIC PERCUSSION IS A BLAST!!!! Rhythmic centred music making has been shown to improve physical, psychological and social health. Our Killean residents do it also because we have a blast - not sure if this is obvious in our photos!!!!! We rummage through the vinyl collection, choose our instrument, crank up the player and off we go. What a great way to spend a morning!

16.01.2022 Did you say pampering? Yes please! Our ladies at Killean in Inverell enjoyed a morning of pampering with a foot soak, a gentle foot massage, followed by their fingers nails filed and painted AND it's not even Christmas Yes, it was smiles all around

16.01.2022 FREE COMMUNITY FORUM - RESPITE SERVICES - TWEED HEADS, QLD Are you a local senior or a carer for an older person? Do you want to connect with people from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds? With your help, we’re designing and delivering the inclusive aged care and respite services your community needs today and for the future. ... Come and join us to hear more about the services we offer and to have your say about local services for the future. Thursday 3 June 10am - 12noon The Glass Room, Tweed Heads Bowls Club Cnr Wharf and Florence Streets, Tweed Heads. RSVP: Friday 28 May 2021. Numbers are limited. Please call Jess to RSVP on 0478 976 036. Light refreshments provided.

15.01.2022 To our wonderful nurses at Apex Road Mackellar, in Gunnedah we say thank you on 'International Nurses Day' - you are truly incredible people!

15.01.2022 Is Judy in trouble? A simple outing last week for one of our clients at Zarraffa's coffee cafe and look what happens. Ho, Ho, Ho.. Merry Christmas everyone

14.01.2022 Nothing like flowers to brighten everyone’s day. A special thanks to The Guyra Flower Farm for these beautiful Peonies. We appreciate your kindness.

13.01.2022 Some very special messages on International Nurses Day from some of our residents at Apex Road in Gunnedah

12.01.2022 FATALITY FREE FRIDAY! New research shows that jaywalking is the second highest road law broken, behind speeding, with almost one in three Aussies admitting to the dangerous behaviour. It’s not just drivers who are behind the wheel of road safety. Individuals have a responsibility to make the right choices when using the roads.... Please, join us by taking the pledge to #ChooseRoadSafety ahead of Fatality Free Friday on May 28. Take the pledge online at https://arsf.com.au/take-the-pledge-fff/

12.01.2022 The community spirit runs deep in Inverell The lovely talented ladies from the Inverell women's shed have kindly donated - fiddle blankets, lap mats, trolley bags and lots more goodies in the boxes for our residents to enjoy and keep them busy.... The ladies at the women’s shed stated this wouldn’t be possible without the kind generosity of the @sapphirewindfarm who have helped them to obtain new sewing machines. We are very lucky to be part of an amazing community.

11.01.2022 Thanks Toowoomba Regional Council We were lucky to receive several gift bags which were donated by the Toowoomba Regional Council for our residents. The gifts included carry bags, books, pencils, garden gloves & mini rulers. It is always good to receive a surprise gift on any day, any time, but what was more special was to see the smiles on our residents faces. Thank you from us all.

10.01.2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAY NONA One of our beautiful residents in Kolora, celebrated her 89th birthday yesterday. Nona loved her cake and enjoyed sharing it for morning tea with her friends at Kolora. Help us in wishing Nona many happy returns!

09.01.2022 As the year comes to an end, our Kolora residents enjoyed their last Arm Chair Travel day for the year. This time we put on our Glitter and Glam and travelled to Hollywood. One of our residents, George, had some model cars on display and gave us a talk on American cars and Harley Davidsons. Britt brought in her photos from when she went to Hollywood and put on a great slide show.... Our kitchen was turned into an old fashioned American Diner with a fabulous lunch menu of New Yorker classic hot dogs served with french onion and tomato topped with grilled cheese, Texas mini slider hamburgers served with salad American french fries Pops Bubbly Ice Cream Sodas and Hollywood styled classic banana split. What a fun filled day it was.

09.01.2022 Another awesome game last week from our McLean Speed Machines with a WIN against Riot Squad 10-1. This week, Blake, Sam and Amerie scored 1 try each, Liam and Matty scored 2 and Ella scored 3. Well done kids! A big thank you to Tony for umpiring and Kylie for our awesome photos this week.

08.01.2022 How fast do the weeks fly by, even for us Our Kolora residents in Guyra enjoyed The NSW Government live stream of the Remembrance Service last week, followed by a special luncheon.

08.01.2022 Don't judge a book by it's cover The activities team at Apex Road have introduced 'Don't judge a book by its cover'. This is where we go around with a trolley of books that have been wrapped up so you can't see the covers. The genre of the book is written on the wrapping so each resident gets to pick what genre they would like to read.... The surprise involved in unwrapping the books, and also reading books is very interesting because prior to this intriguing exercise they may never have considered reading that particular book before!

08.01.2022 Beware of the heat over the next few days Heat waves or long periods of extreme heat can have serious impacts on people's health. It’s important to plan ahead and be prepared this summer, especially the next few days. Who is at greater risk from heat? Everyone needs to take care in hot weather but some people are at higher risk of heat illness, including:... Older adults, because they are more likely to have chronic disease People who have a chronic or acute illness, like heart disease, high blood pressure, kidney disease or gastroenteritis (diarrhoea and/or vomiting) People who take certain medications, which can make it more difficult to keep cool during hot weather People who live alone or are socially isolated Steps to reduce risk Keep yourself cool Wear loose fitting clothing Stay out of the sun Try to be indoors during the hottest part of the day. Close windows and doors to keep the heat out. Curtains with light-coloured lining can help to reflect heat. Use air conditioning if you have it. Fans can also be effective Stay hydrated by drinking water Avoid alcoholic, hot or sugary drinks including tea and coffee (they can make dehydration worse) If you go outside, carry a bottle of water with you Look out for each other Keep in contact with elderly friends, neighbours and relatives during a heat wave in case you or they need any help. Plan ahead for the heat Keep an eye on the weather forecast Follow your doctor’s advice if you have any have any medical conditions https://youtu.be/wnMq2CbLoJw

08.01.2022 Healing hands - Caring for each other! Our Yallambee Residential Care team in Millmerran, QLD, came up with an amazing initiative for RUOK Day last week. Each team member shared these little healing hands that including special messages which demonstrated their concern and support for one another at work.... It's wonderful to see, that although our role is to care for our residence and their families - it is also just as important to take care of each other.

07.01.2022 Are you OK? We would all agree 2020 has been a year like no other, and we know first-hand how hard this year has been for those living and working in residential care. Staying connected, especially during times of uncertainty and restrictions, is an important first step to ensure that we all feel supported, and stay mentally well during these challenging times. Yesterday our Inverell team were invited to take part in dressing in yellow in support or R U OK promoting awarenes...s. Some of our residents also choose to take part in the day, having a positive affect on all those involved. Everyone was encouraged to speak out a problem shared is a problem halved promoting healthy encouraging emotional support and guidance to ensure everyone’s well being is considered in these difficult times. Today we also reflect on Patriots Day and all those who lost their life on September 11. It's so important we work together and stay connected. Have a great weekend everyone!

07.01.2022 Updated advice from the NSW Ministry of Health. The following visiting arrangements will apply to NSW residential aged care facilities as of 11:59pm 30 December 2020. Until further notice all staff and visitors must wear a surgical mask whilst in a residential aged care facility.... Until at least 11.59pm on Wednesday 6 January 2021 no visitors from Greater Sydney area (including Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Wollongong City Council) are permitted to visit residents in regional residential aged care facilities. There are no restrictions on people from regional NSW visiting residents in regional facilities. Please remember that the requirement for social distancing and the 4 square meter rule still apply. Due to the monitoring required for Sydney visitors, all visitors will be asked to present identification confirming current residential address and required to wear masks provided by McLean Care. In order to facilitate entry, the following visiting hours will still apply in our NSW facilities as we still need to tightly control the exclusive parameters. These hours are: 9:00am - 11:30am and 1:30pm - 4:00pm If you wish to visit outside these hours please contact each facility to discuss individual arrangements. We wish you all a safe and happy New Years.

06.01.2022 Our CWA House residents enjoyed a drive to the countryside via Biddeston to visit the new Wellcamp Airport and have a look at the big Virgin planes stationed at the Wellcamp airport.

06.01.2022 Spring is in the air. We have had a very busy week at Kolora colouring many flowers and decorated cottage D with these. Our residents who love to garden also got outside with Pat and helped cut back and prepare our courtyard gardens for their next bloom of flowers. It's amazing to watch the transformation!!!!

05.01.2022 Updated advice from the NSW Ministry of Health. The following visiting arrangements will continue to apply to NSW residential aged care facilities: Until further notice all staff and visitors must wear a surgical mask whilst in a residential aged care facility.... No visitors from Greater Sydney area (including Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Wollongong City Council) are permitted to visit residents in regional residential aged care facilities until further notice. The requirement for social distancing and the 4 square meter rule still apply. We have strengthened our screening process for those who are visiting from Orange, Nyngan and Broken Hill There are no restrictions on people from other regional NSW visiting residents in regional facilities. Due to the monitoring required for Sydney visitors, all visitors will be asked to present identification confirming current residential address and required to wear masks provided by McLean Care. In order to facilitate entry, the following visiting hours will still apply in our NSW facilities as we still need to tightly control the exclusive parameters. These hours are: 9:00am - 11:30am and 1:30pm - 4:00pm If you wish to visit outside these hours please contact each facility to discuss individual arrangements. Thank you for your understanding and support.

05.01.2022 Hmmmmm - yummy! It's BBQ weather again and we have been lucky to have some amazing weather this month in Oakey. Several residents wanted to sit outside and Henry was keen to turn a few sausages. As you can imagine the aroma coming from the BBQ was amazing. And to complete a great BBQ an ice-cream in a cone was also enjoyed by all.

05.01.2022 Our residents at Killean have taken craft to the hub, to begin their Christmas craft whilst enjoyed the fresh air and sunshine of their beautiful summer days.

04.01.2022 Lots of fun, laughs and action shots in our games morning at Kolora. It's amazing how a little bit of movement and a lot of laughter gets the heart racing. A great time was had by all.

04.01.2022 Beware of the heat today Heat waves or long periods of extreme heat can have serious impacts on us, so it's important to prepared for the extreme heat this summer, especially the next few days. Here's a few ways how to stay safe. 1. Keep yourself cool and stay inside and out of the heat... 2. Stay hydrated with water 3 Look out for each other 4 Plan ahead for the heat Please contact your carer if you need help.

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03.01.2022 We are so blessed here at Kolora! The lovely children from St Mary of The Angels School in Guyra sent these gorgeous flower bouquets and letters for every resident at Kolora. They certainly brought a smile to everyone's face and they couldn’t believe the amount of work the children had put into making them.... Thank you St Mary's, we miss seeing you too! See more

03.01.2022 Armchair Travel to Nepal for our Kolora residents. This month our armchair travel day was to Nepal. We are so lucky at Kolora to be able to base our armchair travel days on our staff members country of origin. Puja gave us a fantastic talk on facts about Nepal and we watched some great YouTube videos on Nepal. Residents were treated to an incredible Nepalese Lunch. But just look at our staff members Puja and Prabina who looked absolutely stunning in their cultural costume.... What a fantastic day we had! See more

03.01.2022 MOVIE ICON TRIVIA at Killean Our residents really enjoy a spot of trivia in our movie icon trivia session. It's great to see them keeping the minds sharp through recollection as well as relaxing and reminiscing at the same time... WE JUST LOVE IT... This weeks movie star icon was the beautiful 'Doris Day'. I'm not sure if the ladies in the group were more interested, or should we say enamoured, with the dreamy leading men that Doris starred with !!!!

03.01.2022 Our 2021 Recipe Calendar Poll is here! We need your help! We have 15 recipes to choose from and they all sound great. So we need your help to select the 12 best recipes you would like to see in our 2021 Calendar. Click on this link to complete our selection poll.... Poll closes on Friday 18th September. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/X2ZNDBF See more

03.01.2022 Our Inverell Killean Beresford Coward Hostel residents had a fun filled afternoon colouring-in christmas cards and listening to music on the radio. Especially with the recent heat wave it's nice to enjoy activities inside with friends

02.01.2022 Our CWA House residents recently decorated some Arrowroot biscuits and even got to eat them for afternoon tea! Thank you to our lovely Dell who also helped with cleaning up afterwards. From all reports, they were very yummy!

02.01.2022 Our residents at CWA House were very lucky to have received some beautiful roses to be placed on the dining room tables recently. One of our staff members grows roses and brought them in to share with the residents. This generated a lot of different conversations in regard to roses that they used to grow and also the different colours. The dining room has smelt amazing and not just from the wonderful food prepared here.

01.01.2022 This week we held a special afternoon tea to farewell one of our treasured residents. Daphne who is moving to Kawanna Nursing Home up at the Sunshine Coast to be closer to family. Daphne has mixed emotions about leaving as she has made many friends here at CWA House and has known many of the residents prior to her coming here. Our residents shared their stories about Daphne including Judy who said she remembers Daphne ringing her two & a half years ago to see if this was a good place live. She's never looked back We'll miss you Daphne. Stay safe

01.01.2022 Recognition of 30 years of Service! Last week we had a surprise visit from Mr Trevor Steinmuller, President of the Oakey RSL Sub Branch, who presented one of our well deserving residents, Mr Garney Dillon, with a 30 year membership certificate. This certificate was in recognition of 30 years cumulative service as a member of the League. Now framed the certificate is displayed proudly in Garneys room

01.01.2022 Our beautiful Service Coordinator, Monica, celebrated a very special milestone birthday last week and was spoilt by her work colleagues and family. We hope the celebrations continued over the long weekend. Happy birthday Monica

31.12.2021 Dear familes and friends. Our Killean residential care facilities has now opened to visitors as of today with safety measures in place. Thank you so much for your support.... A few requirements to keep us all safe Residents are able to have 1 fully vaccinated visitors aged 12 years and over per day. There are some special requirements for kids under 12 to join us, please call ahead if you would like to arrange this. Visits must be either outside or in resident rooms Visitors must wear personal protect equipment (which we will supply) and bring a negative Rapid Antigen Test result with you before entering. We will continue to offer video chats. Please call reception on Ph: 02 6721 7300 to make a booking. Thank you and stay safe.

15.12.2021 For Australia Day our Apex Road residents celebrated by enjoying a green and gold cake specially made by the kitchen team! We spent the day testing their knowledge with Australian Triva and find-a-word and crosswords (Australia Theme). Pictured is Dawn and Joyce enjoying some cake.

07.12.2021 Welcome Agnes Redding to our home here at Yallambee. Our Yallambee residents have made our new resident, Agnes Redding a welcome card and some flowers to welcome her to our family today. We look forward to getting to know you more each and everyday.

28.11.2021 Yallambee Australia Day. with our Cooee competition

08.11.2021 Celebrating Australia Day with our Yallambee residents.