Age no barrier to new friendships at Mercy Place Westcourt
Age is proving no barrier for the unlikely friendships blooming at Mercy Place Westcourt, thanks to a new partnership with local kindergarten, Cubby Care. Since earlier this year, residents at the not-for-profit home have been striking up friendships with the youngsters as part of an intergenerational partnership between the two organisations aiming to encourage companionship…
New research shows size isn’t the only important risk factor for stillbirth
A new research study conducted at Mercy Hospital for Women is one of the first of its kind to identify potential links between stillbirth and babies of a ‘normal size’ who – despite making up half of stillbirths – aren’t monitored as closely as small babies. Underweight babies are seen to be most at risk…
86-year-old proves it’s never too late to hit the books
While many of us reflect fondly on our time spent at university in our 20s, for one Melbourne senior, these days are just beginning. Showing no signs of slowing down, 86-year-old Leonard Walton – a resident at Mercy Place Fernhill – has been accepted into a pathways program for a Bachelor of Arts at the…
Mercy Place Albury redevelopment starts with a bang
The highly anticipated redevelopment of Mercy Place Albury, which is expected to employ up to 180 local tradespeople directly and indirectly, started on Tuesday 10 October 2017. Mercy Health Chief Executive Aged & Community Care Kevin Mercer and Mercy Place Albury resident Bernard Wright knocked down part of a wall with a sledgehammer to mark…
Healthy body, healthy mind at Hennessy Recreational Therapy Centre
People aged 65 years and over and those living with a disability in Young and the surrounding district are reminded of the importance of keeping active and maintaining their social connections. Research shows physical activity and cognitive challenges are a great way to keep healthy and happy as we age. The Hennessy Recreational Therapy Centre…
Pausing to remember babies lost
Heidelberg West couple Samantha Rowe and Paul Lyons have lost six babies in the past three years — but their positivity brings a ray of hope to families at a special service to mark International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. “Very sadly, losing a baby is still considered a taboo subject and people are…
A round of a-paws for The Wonderdogs
The joy of animal companionship was unleashed at Mercy Place East Melbourne with a special performance by The Wonderdogs marking World Alzheimer’s Day 2017. The talented performing pooches, well known for their roles in television commercials and films, showed off their im-paw-ressive tricks for residents, family members and staff. Research shows that pets in aged…
Spring has sprung at Mercy Place Abbotsford
Green thumbed residents and staff at Melbourne aged care home, Mercy Place Abbotsford, have welcomed the change of season with the launch of an exciting new gardening project. Partnering with Cultivating Community, a local not-for-profit organisation that works with communities to create fair, secure and resilient food systems, the innovative sustainable gardening project gives residents…
Melbourne Archbishop marks beginning of shared mission
Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart blessed the Southern Cross Care (Vic) Support Services Office in Hughesdale, Melbourne, on Thursday 7 September to acknowledge the shared mission the organisation is embarking on with Mercy Health. After extensive due diligence and consultation, Mercy Health and Southern Cross Care (Vic) announced they would bring the two organisations together on…
Werribee Mercy Hospital Resuscitation Unit dedicated to fallen police officer
Werribee Mercy Hospital’s Emergency Department Resuscitation Unit has been dedicated to fallen police officer Constable Clare Frances Bourke at a ceremony on Wednesday 9 August 2017. Constable Bourke was performing watch house duties at Sunshine Police Station on 16 March 1983 when a colleague’s firearm discharged and she was fatally shot. The Victoria Police Blue…