McLean

Is McLean a licensed assisted living provider in Connecticut?

Yes. Care at McLean, 75 Great Pond Rd, Simsbury, CT 06070, is provided under Connecticut DPH Assisted Living Services Agency license ALSA.0000119, held by McLean Health Center. The license is active and runs to June 30, 2027.

In Connecticut the license belongs to the care agency, not the building. The apartments are a Managed Residential Community that registers with DPH; the ALSA is the entity DPH surveys and can discipline, so its license number is the one to check.

The licensee name on the state record is McLean Health Center. That legal name is what you will find in eLicense and on DPH correspondence, even though families know the community as McLean.

How long has McLean held its DPH license?

The current license was issued July 1, 2009. DPH records show 1 earlier assisted living license at the same address, most recently McLean Assisted Living Services (ALSA.0AL0013, now inactive), so the community has changed hands or names before.

• McLean Assisted Living Services — ALSA.0AL0013, issued July 1, 2001, now inactive

A new license number usually follows a change of owner or operator. Ask who the current owner and management company are, what changed in staffing after the transition, and whether residency agreements were reissued.

Has DPH taken enforcement action against McLean?

None reported. McLean Health Center does not appear in any DPH Regulatory Action Report from 2022 through 2026 or on DPH's Health Care Facility Regulatory Action Orders page, the two places DPH publishes consent orders, fines and other formal actions.

DPH surveys ALSAs for licensure and investigates complaints, but it does not post routine ALSA inspection reports online; a 2024 legislative audit recommended a public, searchable source for them, and it has not been built. To see the latest survey, ask the agency for its most recent DPH survey letter and any plan of correction. Agencies receive these directly and can share them.

Check the license yourself in the eLicense License Lookup (number 119), and report a concern through DPH's complaint portal.

Does McLean offer memory care in Simsbury?

Yes, according to the operator. Operator lists a secure memory care program within its life plan community. In Connecticut that is the agency's dementia special care unit or program, which requires DPH approval and a signed disclosure for every resident.

Connecticut law (CGS § 19a-562) requires every dementia special care unit to give families a written disclosure covering its philosophy, placement and discharge criteria, staffing ratios and training, the physical setting, activities and extra fees. Ask for it before you tour. Since 2022 each ALSA must also file a list of its units and a staffing plan with DPH (DPH Blast Fax 2022-2).

Care levels checked October 24, 2026 at mcleancare.org · portal.ct.gov.

Where is McLean located in Simsbury, CT?

McLean is at 75 Great Pond Rd, Simsbury, CT 06070, in Hartford County. Hospitals families in Simsbury commonly use include UConn Health (John Dempsey Hospital) and Saint Francis Hospital.

Simsbury is a Farmington Valley town on Route 10, with the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail running through its center.

1 other licensed assisted living agency operates in Simsbury: Skybrook at Simsbury.

If needs later go beyond assisted living, Simsbury has 2 DPH-licensed nursing homes (Governor's House Simsbury, McLean Health Center); see the nursing home list.

Veterans and surviving spouses are served by VA Connecticut (Newington campus) and may qualify for VA Aid & Attendance toward assisted living costs.

How does McLean compare with other assisted living in Hartford County?

McLean is one of 35 licensed Assisted Living Services Agencies in Hartford County. 26 of them list memory care (4 as dedicated memory care communities), and 9 are mid-renewal on the current DPH record.

It is part of a continuing care (life plan) community that files disclosure statements with the Department of Social Services, as 5 of the 35 agencies in the county do. That usually means independent living, assisted living and a nursing center on one campus, and an entrance-fee contract to read carefully.

The licensee is a nonprofit corporation, as 5 of the county's 35 agencies are.

Nearby and similar agencies in Hartford County, from the same DPH records:

*Operator-stated.

How much does McLean cost per month?

Connecticut does not publish prices for individual assisted living communities, so ask McLean for its written rate sheet. Across Greater Hartford, this site's 2026 research puts typical assisted living at $6,000–$8,500/mo and memory care at $7,500–$10,000/mo.

Most communities price rent (the MRC apartment) and care (the agency's services) separately, and care is often tiered by hours or points. Get both in writing, and ask what happens to the care fee after a hospital stay or a fall.

Because it is a continuing care community, ask whether assisted living is available on a monthly rental basis or only under an entrance-fee contract, and request the current DSS disclosure statement, which lists the fees.

HUSKY C Medicaid does not pay assisted living rent. The Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders (CHCPE) can pay for the agency's care services in participating communities; see our CHCPE guide.

What should you ask when touring McLean?

Start with the license: confirm ALSA.0000119 is the agency providing care, then ask for the latest DPH survey letter, the rate sheet and the residency agreement.

• The license changed from McLean Assisted Living Services to the current licensee. What changed in management and staffing?
• May we see your dementia special care unit disclosure statement, and when was it last updated?
• Has DPH approved your dementia special care unit or program, and what staffing plan did you file?
• What annual dementia-specific training do direct-care staff complete?
• Which care needs would require a move to a nursing home?
• How long have the executive director and the agency's supervisor of assisted living services been in their roles?
• How are medications handled — self-administered, aide-assisted, or given by a nurse — and how are errors tracked?
• Can we take the residency agreement home before paying a deposit?

Visit twice, once at a meal. If problems come up after move-in, the CT Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program advocates for assisted living residents as well as nursing home residents.

How does moving into McLean work?

Before move-in, McLean's assisted living agency must assess your parent and set a written service plan, then reassess at least every 120 days or sooner if needs change.

• Housing and care terms. The Managed Residential Community's residency agreement covers the apartment and the ALSA's terms cover care; they may be one document or two. Read the admission, discharge and fee-increase terms before paying a deposit.
• Memory care admission. Placement in McLean's dementia special care unit follows the criteria in its written disclosure; ask how a resident moves between assisted living and memory care, and what that does to the monthly fee.
• Medications. Find out whether your parent will self-administer, get help from certified aides, or have a nurse give medications, since that changes both care and cost.
• Payment. Rent is private pay; long-term care insurance, VA Aid & Attendance and, in participating communities, CHCPE can offset the care portion.
• Life plan contract. Ask whether outside applicants can move directly into assisted living, or only residents already living on campus.

If McLean has no opening, ask to join its waitlist and keep touring; availability across the Capitol Region changes month to month.

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