Mercy Place Colac
Mobile lab trains future workers
A mobile skills lab has stopped by Colac in a move to bring more aged care jobs to the district.
Holiday party for all generations
Santa came to town on Wednesday, visiting Mercy Place Colac and helping early learners and aged care residents celebrate.
Shave raises $2000
Mercy Place is always ready to get behind a good cause, so this week’s event was no exception.
Baking tradition brings festive joy
Christmas baking is always a merry pastime, so it’s something Mercy Place activity assistant Barbara Moloney loves getting the residents involved in.
Show of gratitude for nurses
Nurses at Colac’s Mercy Place aged-care facility have celebrated this year’s International Nurses Day with delicious treats and relaxing massages.
Aged-care centres meet new quotas
A new aged-care rule requiring at least one registered nurse to be on-site at residential facilities at all times will have no impact on Colac’s aged-care homes, which already have 24-seven registered nurse care.
Les hits 102 on the back of a Harley
When a war veteran on the eve of his 102nd birthday asks you to take him on a motorbike joy ride around Colac, there’s no way you could deny him that wish.
A world of sharing for Mercy
Food has been the centrepiece of cultural discussions at Mercy Place Colac with staff celebrating a cultural diversity day.