Celebrating 70 Years of Service to Our Communities

January 31, 2023 1:20 am

I hope you all enjoyed memorable moments with your friends, family and loved ones over the festive season.

As the new year rolls in we are excited to announce McLean Care celebrates 70 years of service to our communities this year. It’s an incredible milestone and one we are very proud of. Our longevity and relevance aren’t things we take for granted. Across my time as CEO, we have faced many challenges in our industry and also had the privilege of enjoying many special moments sharing the lives of our clients and residents and our staff.

Our world has changed greatly over these past 70 years, and we have all experienced the incredible pace of change – particularly in the last 3 years. When we sit and listen to the stories from older people in our communities, we can really understand the difference between now and 70 years ago and how our world has evolved and how the pace of this evolution has gained momentum over time.

In the past 70 years we’ve witnessed major innovations from computers and the internet, to mobile phones and the impact of social media on our daily lives. We cannot even begin to imagine what is around the corner.

McLean Care has played a significant role in supporting and growing aged care services in rural and regional Australia and naturally over the past 70 years, we have witnessed immense changes in society, health and medicine, in critical infrastructure such as roads and technology to name but a few.

70 years has allowed us to gather decades of knowledge and understanding of the best care practices and how we can best serve older Australians with dignity and respect. In our industry, aged care has moved from the domain of hospitals in the early 1970’s to the 2020’s where the consumers have the right to choose the care services they want. This has been ratified by government legislation. We are proud to be a not for profit organisation, driven by our mission “to focus on you”.

From humble beginnings back in 1953, McLean Care has grown to become a National Provider. We care about the communities we serve; we embrace the opportunities to become involved and to support local events through meaningful community engagement.

As CEO of McLean Care I recognise that it takes soul, systems and great people to lead an organisation like McLean Care and I believe that one of the many reasons McLean Care has been so successful for the past 70 years, is our ability to adapt and to learn, staying open to new ideas, and becoming early adopters in the delivery of person centered care.

Our fully qualified and passionate, dedicated, and good humoured residential and home care employees are the soul of McLean Care who thrive on delivering the care you want, the way that you want, when you want.

My heartfelt thanks to them for their dedication and passion and their contribution to making sure that you can live and love your later life with us.

Sue Thomson – Chief Executive Officer