Bruce McCandless Veterans Community Living Center at Florence

04/08/2026

The Adjutant General, members of the Colorado Board of Veterans Affairs, DMVA staff and CDHS executives flew in on a Chinook helicopter today to tour our home and have lunch with our residents.

04/04/2026

Our Residents enjoyed the hustle and bustle of having over 200 members from our local community join us for our Annual Easter Egg Hunt today!

04/03/2026

April Employee of the month: Autumn Yslas

03/28/2026

Wetmore Wizards came down to help us get ready for our annual Easter Egg hunt!! We filled about 4,000 Easter eggs!

03/27/2026

Celebrating AG week with the Florence FFA!

03/26/2026

Join us Saturday April 4th at 2pm for our Annual Easter Egg Hunt!!!

02/23/2026

𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟: Lisa Bogle, a CNA who currently works on our Four Seasons Trail neighborhood.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐜𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐕𝐂𝐋𝐂? I have worked here for over 18 years.
𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞? I like to think I work and lead with my heart.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐣𝐨𝐛? The most rewarding aspect of my job is doing it well, and learning it makes a difference in the stay and care of the people I am responsible for.
𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞? My daddy was in the Air Force. My mom's dad was a Navy man, and my husband's father served in the Navy.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐬? My interests are pretty simple - spending time with my loved ones.

02/13/2026

February Employee of the month: the one and only Rhonda Lippis-Moschetti!!!!
Rhonda was nominated for her outstanding dedication, leadership, and selflessness. She consistently puts residents and staff first, volunteering countless hours on committees and coordinating events that recognize everyone’s hard work. Rhonda greets others with a warm smile, values every contribution, and generously shares her knowledge to help residents and families navigate payment and insurance concerns. A trusted mentor, leader, and friend, she truly deserves this recognition for her unwavering commitment and heartfelt care. Congratulations, Rhonda!!!!

02/13/2026

02/10/2026

𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟: Erica Falk, a CNA who currently works on our Big Horn Bluff neighborhood.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐜𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐕𝐂𝐋𝐂? I have been working here for about 7 years.
𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞? I wanted to make a difference in someone else's life, so I got my Certified Nursing Assistant license. I wouldn't change my career path. This is my first and only job as a CNA.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐣𝐨𝐛? I get to spend time with our heroes and their significant others, hearing their stories. Getting to know them and their family is one of the greatest experiences.
𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞? 𝐈𝐟 𝐬𝐨, 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬? I do have family members who have served. You never know what someone went through until you hear them out. They fought for us. It's our time to be there for them.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐬? I love spending time with my family. I love being outdoors, hiking, fishing and taking long walks in nature. I enjoy different arts and crafts, and I love to free write in my own time.

02/05/2026

CNAs - ELEVATE YOUR CAREER! Check out our HIRING BLITZ Feb. 18!

01/30/2026

𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟: Kaylee Todd, a CNA who currently works in our Big Horn Bluff neighborhood.

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐜𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐕𝐂𝐋𝐂? I worked here for 2 years, then left and came back for another 2 years. In total, I’ve worked here for 4 years.

𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞? I've been a CNA for 8 years now, and I am currently moving toward my RN to expand my knowledge and the level of care I will be able to provide.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐣𝐨𝐛? The most rewarding for me is being the difference in our residents’ lives, building bonds with all of them and providing quality care in their time of need.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐬? I love to go horseback riding, being outdoors and being with family.