Mercy Retirement & Care Center

  • New Website, Mobile Grocery Truck Support Mercy Brown Bag Program

    Our Mercy Brown Bag Program is getting the word — and the groceries — out to more seniors than ever before. On April 19, Oakland city officials participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Mercy Brown Bag Mobile Grocery Truck. The event took place at Mercy Retirement & Care Center during Senior Hunger Awareness……

  • Sharing Stories, Sharing Meals & Sharing Art

    Elder Care Alliance and the Northern California Chapter of the American Art Therapy Association co-hosted an open studio this past weekend. It was wonderful to share an art space with those working in and around the creative art therapy field. Among our participants were several art therapists, an art student from California College of the……

  • April is Occupational Therapy Month

    If you’ve had surgery or suffered an injury or illness, you may face some challenges as you try to return to daily activities. With the help of occupational therapists, many seniors overcome physical barriers to resume the tasks that make it possible to live independently. April is Occupational Therapy Month, and it’s a good time……

  • The BridgeHaven Learning Series at Mercy Retirement & Care Center

    If you’re a caregiver for a loved one with dementia, you may find that communication sometimes can present challenges. Attempting to communicate about even simple things like meals can end in unexpected agitation or hostility. Fortunately, there are proven methods you can use to effectively communicate with your loved one. For example, keeping distractions, noise……

  • Oakland Rehabilitation Program Changes Long-Term Care for the Better

    The long-term care program at Mercy Retirement & Care Center offers residents the care they need and preserves independence and dignity. Today’s skilled nursing communities are nothing like nursing homes of the past. The Mercy Care Center is the perfect example. At the Care Center, residents receive the care they need in a comforting, restorative environment.……

  • Palliative Care: Comfort and Dignity at a Sacred Time

    Caring for terminally ill residents is a gift. Mercy Retirement & Care Center’s mission is to provide compassionate palliative care for residents with terminal diagnoses. We comfort residents and provide them dignity when they have a serious, incurable illness; when they’re nearing the end of their lives. This is an incredibly important and sacred time. “We……

  • A Day in the Life of Senior Living Resident Skip Sahlin

    A Day in the Life of Senior Living Resident Skip Sahlin

    From fitness classes to movie nights, there’s never a dull moment at Mercy Retirement & Care Center. Skip Sahlin starts his day just the way he likes—with a warm breakfast, a brief Mass, some light exercise and a hands-on art class where he can release some of his creative energy. Sahlin, a former baker, moved……

  • Fighting Senior Hunger with the Mercy Brown Bag Program

    The Mercy Brown Bag Program distributes wholesome bags of groceries to Bay Area seniors living on fixed incomes. In 1982, Mercy Retirement & Care Center launched the Mercy Brown Bag Program to distribute wholesome bags of groceries to Bay Area seniors living on fixed incomes. The Mercy Brown Bag Program is vital to our community and……

  • Measuring Clinical Quality

    Exceptional staff and innovative practices help create communities that foster high-quality clinical care. In a senior living community, nothing is more important than the health and wellbeing of its residents. When it comes to resident health, a high level of clinical quality is vital to delivering effective care. Clinical care encompasses a broad spectrum from……

  • Vocational Wellness and Volunteering

    The Mercy Brown Bag Program addresses vocational wellness for older adults, while providing a public service to Alameda County. A component of Elder Care Alliance’s mission is to serve and enrich the holistic wellness of older adults. Vocational wellness, recognizing personal satisfaction and enrichment through work, hobbies or volunteering, is an important aspect of holistic……

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