A 73 year age gap isn’t stopping new pen pals 84 year-old MercyCare resident Kevin and 11 year-old Aspiri Primary School student Jaxith from sharing life lessons and providing reassurance that ...
Aged Care
Community Heroes: Showing compassion and care at a time when it’s needed most
Our Disability Support Workers have continued to provide excellent care to their service participants in spite of the challenges affecting their role.
Community Heroes: Supporting and caring for the next generation
Our Youth and Homelessness and Early Learning Services staff have continued to provide vital support to the local community throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Extended Mother’s Day celebrations for MercyCare Aged Care homes
MercyCare is extending Mother’s Day from Friday May 8 to Monday May 11 at its Residential Aged Care homes to ensure all families get the opportunity to connect with their loved ones while ...
Community Heroes: BASSA and DASSA
The MercyCare team in the Kimberley region has continued to provide vital support to the local community throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aged Care homes re-open with safeguards to keep residents safe
As COVID-19 infection rates remain low in Western Australia, MercyCare has started reopening its Aged Care homes this week to visitors with strict screening and infection control procedures in ...
Visitor flu vaccination another step to keep residents safe
From May 1 Federal Government legislation requires all visitors and staff entering Aged Care homes to have a current influenza vaccination.
MercyCare Community Hero: Afsoun
Afsoun has supported hundreds of people through the journey of setting up life in Australia.
Jaime Lee: At the end of the day, it comes down to me
MercyCare is sharing stories of young people in our community as part of Youth Week WA. This is Jaime Lee's story.
Linking Together
Creative ways to connect MercyCare’s aged care residents and home support clients with their family, friends and community during the coronavirus pandemic has been embraced by the older generation.
Ashleigh: Stressing about things you can’t control is of no use to anyone
MercyCare is sharing stories of young people in our community as part of Youth Week WA.
Lab coat heroes to community heroes
Demonstrating the WA community spirit is indeed alive in these uncertain times, Western Australian company Epichem has produced and donated high grade hand sanitiser to MercyCare’s Aged Care, ...