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Supporting older people living with dementia

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Receiving a dementia diagnosis can be scary both for the person diagnosed and their families, but a diagnosis does not mean giving up things that people enjoy doing.

Supporting older people living with dementia
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Supporting people with a disability

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In February, Mercy Health Home Care Services attended the Having a Say conference in Geelong.

Supporting people with a disability
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Seniors Festival celebrations – October 2018

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It was great to see local councils supporting older Australians in the community during the Victorian Seniors Festival celebrations last month.

Seniors Festival celebrations – October 2018
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Disability Services

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Mercy Health Home Care Services has earned the reputation of being an experienced and reputable disability service provider both within the industry and in the community it serves.

Disability Services
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Dementia Awareness Month

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Did you know that more than 400,000 Australians are living with dementia? It is a statistic that will sadly increase as the Australian population ages.

Dementia Awareness Month
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Mercy Health’s commitment to staff training

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With more than 9,000 staff working across our aged care and health services, it is important to stay abreast of the most contemporary and efficient methods for providing ongoing professional development.

Mercy Health’s commitment to staff training
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Guess who’s coming to swimming?

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Inviting others into your home is never easy, which is why Mercy Health Home Care Services is so focussed on building positive relationships between clients and care teams.

Guess who’s coming to swimming?
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Supporting younger people in aged care

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Everyone’s needs are different. As a registered NDIS provider we know how important it is for younger people with a disability to continue living an active, independent and meaningful life ― whether they are living at home or in residential aged care. Currently, there are more than 6,000 young Australians with disabilities living in aged…

Supporting younger people in aged care
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Leading the way with client satisfaction and loyalty

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In October 2017, we engaged Colmar Brunton, an independent market research company, to talk to our clients and their families about their experience with Mercy Health Home Care Services. This marks the second wave of our client experience and loyalty monitoring surveys and we are pleased that the results have once again shown that “those…

Leading the way with client satisfaction and loyalty
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Assisting older people to age in place

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The needs of older Australians are changing, and assistive technology is fast becoming a common feature to support older people to live safely and independently in their own homes. Last year, Mercy Health Foundation and Mercy Aged and Community Care partnered with Umps Health to develop innovative new services to help older people with diverse…

Assisting older people to age in place

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