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Mission Statement
The Leland Home provides a safe and affordable residence for senior adults
who desire or need assistance in their daily living. We seek to maintain
the dignity and independence of our residents by offering a warm friendly and
homelike setting.
In order to fulfill our mission,
we are members of the following organizations:
History of Leland Home
In the latter half of the nineteenth
century, Waltham blossomed with public benefactors.
The idea of a
home for
elderly women was proposed by Frederick M. Stone, President of the Waltham
National Bank;
Thomas F. Fales, Rector of Christ Episcopal Church; Charles
Dix, a corporator of the Waltham Hospital;
and Daniel French. They were
granted a Charter of Incorporation for The Home for Aged Women of
Waltham in 1879. Money became available for such a home via a bequest from the
estate of Mrs. Hannah
C. Leland whose death in 1885 made available $55,200
for the purchase of land, the construction and
furnishing of the building
and an endowment for the operation of the Home. it was in 1891 during
building
construction, that the name was changed to The Leland Home for
Aged Women. On February 3, 1892,
Miss Matilda Colburn walked into the
newly built Home and unpacked her belongings, and thus began
the history
of quality care which has been the hallmark of this facility for more than
a century.
Through the years there have been
several major renovation and expansion projects.
In 1938-39 a two
story addition was erected providing a nursing care center and new residential
rooms. The years from 1952 to 1955 were building years for Leland with the
addition of two sidential wings, the Luce House and the
Davis House. It
was also during this period that the purpose of the Home was augmented to
include men
and married couples. More recently, in 1997, the Nichols
Solarium was expanded to provide a more
comfortable and useable meeting
area for our residents.
So, the Leland Home combines a
long and distinguished history with a dedication to homelike and
personalized care. It is a non-profit organization governed by a Board of
Managers composed of volunteers
who are competent and compassionate
citizens of
the community. A professional and caring staff are at
the core
of what makes the Leland Home a very special place for the elderly to
live.
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