Mercy Retirement & Care Center

• 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……

  January 17, 2017
• 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……

  January 17, 2017
• Oakland Rehabilitation Program Helps Seniors Get Back on Their Feet

  

  The short-term rehabilitation program at Mercy Retirement & Care Center offers top-notch care for seniors in recovery. After a health event, it can take time for seniors to fully recover. That’s where short-term rehabilitation can help. The Mercy Care Center offers a top-notch program designed to help seniors start feeling like themselves as quickly as……

  January 17, 2017
• Staff Spotlight: Compassionate Care in Oakland Senior Living

  

  After 15 years as a caregiver, this nursing assistant found her skills were ageless. In 2006, Mercy Retirement & Care Center nursing assistant Gilda Soriano and her husband Crisanto decided to relocate their family from their home in Toronto to a more temperate climate. After moving to the Golden State, Soriano—who had been working for……

  January 17, 2017
• Seniors Helping Seniors: The Fight to End Senior Hunger

  The Mercy Brown Bag Program not only helps fight hunger in the Bay Area—it enriches the lives of senior volunteers. Bill Shabbas and Bernice Smith aren’t used to asking for help. But when their car broke down two years ago, they didn’t know how they were going to get to the grocery store. At 71……

  January 17, 2017
• Sister Act: Siblings Stay Together in Oakland Assisted Living

  

  Two sets of sisters discover community life is even more fulfilling when they stick together. Bringing along comforts from home can help ease the transition to a senior living community. In some cases, those comforts may be framed photographs, heirlooms or a favorite piece of art. For a lucky few, it may be a sibling.……

  January 17, 2017
• Mercy Retirement & Care Center Plans for Its Second Century

  

  The Oakland assisted living community is kicking off a project to engage with the neighborhood and reconfirm its commitment to local seniors. When a devastating earthquake struck San Francisco in 1906, the Sisters of Mercy were forced to relocate the elderly patients of St. Mary’s Hospital to Oakland. More than 100 years later, Mercy Retirement……

  January 17, 2017
• End-of-Life Planning Guide

  

  Talking openly about end-of-life wishes with a loved one can bring everyone peace of mind. Here’s how to create an advance care directive. Rita Shahi thought her father’s cancer was gone. So when Shahi had to rush him to the hospital because of painful abdominal bloating, she wasn’t prepared to face the cancer’s recurrence or……

  January 17, 2017
• A Day Dedicated to Senior Health and Fitness

  

  Elder Care Alliance communities are coming together to celebrate holistic wellness on National Senior Health & Fitness Day. Elder Care Alliance residents never have a reason to be bored. Every community has a wide variety of activities and events designed to keep residents active and engaged. From walking clubs and gardening groups to guided meditation……

  January 17, 2017