From high tech smart home sensors to low tech solutions like organising and labelling outfits, MercyCare Allied Health’s teams use of Assistive Technology is helping older Western Australians ...
News & Stories
How our Dementia Champions are making a difference
‘A little support makes a big difference’ is the theme of this week’s Dementia Action Week, and for our MercyCare Dementia Champion and Support Advisor Jennifer Buchanan, this absolutely rings true.
Boab tree inspires MercyCare’s Derby t-shirt design
It's hard not to notice the vibrant, colourful design of our Derby team's new MercyCare t-shirts!
MercyCare wins at Australasian Reporting Awards
MercyCare has taken out a much-coveted bronze award at the Australasian Reporting Awards for its 2020 Annual Report.
MercyCare’s Family Group Homes
“What do I love about the job? The kids. It’s a privilege to work with these kids because what they have been through and what they experience with us just makes us work harder for them to be ...
Support releases Stew’s creative flair
“MercyCare gave me a dimension of freedom, releasing time to live a normal life. Before, household tasks were impossible or would take me such a long time. With their help, suddenly I had the ...
September is Therapy Dog Awareness Month!
Meet Alfie, our beloved therapy dog at MercyCare Wembley Residential Aged Care Home.
Dedicated students a lesson for MercyCare volunteer teacher
“They come when it is freezing cold and it’s pouring with rain or when it’s a stinking hot 40 degrees. On those sorts of days when they show up, it puts a lump in your throat. They come because ...
Warriapendi welcomes families with revamped space
The team at the Warriapendi Child and Parent Centre has always worked hard to create a community feel and had wanted to make the centre’s outdoor area an even more welcoming space for everyone ...
Music therapy a hit for Maddington residents
MercyCare Occupational Therapist Siobhan Tyndall wanted to find a way to help residents at Maddington Residential Aged Care Home reminisce about the things they love most in life.
Volunteering a rewarding role for Jennifer
Retiring from paid work, 60-year-old Jennifer Forrest was looking for something more fulfilling to take up her time.
Vaso treasures ‘trusting’ friendship with MercyCare support worker Garry
To MercyCare Disability participant Vaso Maric, Garry Bhatti is more than just a MercyCare support worker.
