On Mercy Day 2021, we celebrate our team and the people we support
Once a year, the entire workforce of Mercy Community has the opportunity to stop, reflect, and enjoy some time together as we celebrate Mercy Day. With our team located far and wide, and busy supporting people in a variety of ways, we get together in between shifts and in our local groups … but we […]
Over 600 and counting: How Mercy Community fast-tracked its COVID vaccination program
Mercy Community provides support for thousands of vulnerable people, from its Residential Aged Care site at Nudgee to its Disability Accommodation and programs which support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. To ensure the safety of our team and the people we support, Mercy Community took the initiative, providing access to onsite COVID-19 vaccinations. According […]
Celebrating our 400-strong aged care team
Delivering aged care services with care, integrity and responsibility is a large part of what we do at Mercy Community. We have our Aged Care Residence at Nudgee, which is home to around 98 residents, we support people over the age of 65 who are living at home here in Brisbane through our Home Care […]
Proud in culture, strong in spirit
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day on 4 August is an important day—a time to celebrate the strengths and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, as well as the families and communities that have provided love and care for them, growing them up strong and safe in their cultural traditions, for […]
Excellence in Age Services: Meet Executive Officer and Director of Nursing, Lesley Schneider
Lesley Schneider walked into her workplace one morning and immediately knew something was up. ‘You know that look on people’s faces when they’re up to mischief?’ said Lesley. I looked at Rachel and I said, “What on earth have you done?”’(laughs) Lesley is Executive Officer and Director of Nursing of Mercy Health and Aged Care […]
Launch of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander NDIS Resources
NAIDOC Week 2021 was the occasion for many inspiring events and one of those was the launch of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander NDIS Resources, developed by the Exceptionally Complex Support Needs Program team. ‘These resources have been designed and developed by our wonderful ECSN team member, Leah Saltner, who is an Aboriginal woman […]
Support from the CBA for our Youth Support Service in Warwick
Pictured, from left to right: Tiffany Cullen and Leeanne James (CBA), Martha Thornton and Kylie Dunn (Mercy Community) As part of the Commonwealth Bank’s Community Donation Program, CBA branches around Australia have the opportunity to donate $500 to organisations making a difference in local communities. Leeanne James, Branch Manager of the Warwick CBA, wanted to […]
Advancing partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations
Recently we were honoured to be involved in a webinar addressing an area close to our hearts: supporting families. The webinar was the brainchild of the Australian Institute of Family Studies, Child Family Community Australia (AIFS CFCA) and SNAICC, and brought together Mercy Community and Kurbingui Youth and Family Development. We are very proud of […]
Regional Queensland NDIS and community support: A road trip
Mercy Community goes west! Recently two members of the NDIS and Community Support Services team, Toni Moore and Helen Jones, headed out to the wild west—to the townships of Richmond and Hughenden—to visit our participants for two days and to do a Mercy Community support road trip. Accessing NDIS in regional areas “First, we went […]
Cultural sensitivity when working with domestic and family violence
Early May marked the culmination of a 4-week journey for practitioners working with First Nations families who are impacted by domestic and family violence. This journey took the form of a yarning circle, and was a joint initiative of Carbal Medical Services, Goolburri, WorkUp and Mercy Community. yarning circle noun: a gathering of people who sit in […]
