Mercy Health has announced it will join with Our Lady Aged Care Centre (OLACC) to open and operate a brand new aged care home adjacent to Our Lady of Lebanon Co-Cathedral in Greater Western Sydney, to be known as Our Lady Mercy Place Harris Park.
Funding for the home has been made possible through combined Federal and State grants, the support of the Maronite Eparchy of Australia, and the wider community who contributed both financially and in-kind, Monarch Health said in a statement.
The 85-room residential aged care home – to be located at 128A Alfred Street in Harris Park – will include a range of private rooms with ensuites, with westerly views to Our Lady of Lebanon Co-Cathedral and east to the picturesque historic Elizabeth Farm Estate.
Set across four levels, the home also offers lifestyle activity spaces, an open-air rooftop patio and entertainment area, health, wellness and beauty services, along with clinical and medical consulting spaces, a dedicated chapel and café.
Mercy Health Chair, Virginia Bourke said, “Mercy Health is delighted to be able to work with the Maronite Catholic community at Harris Park to realise the dream of providing the very best care for older people locally.”
His Grace, Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay said, “We have a very strong and welcoming community at Our Lady of Lebanon and the residents who will live at Our Lady Mercy Place Harris Park become part of a warm and caring multi-generational neighbourhood close to our schools, childcare and our Co-Cathedral.”
“We are pleased to be able to deliver this essential service to our local community in Harris Park, in Parramatta and the surrounding areas, including Parish communities across our Eparchy and the broader community.
“Our Maronite tradition is one steeped in family and hospitality and it is our hope that older people will feel welcome and enjoy the friendships, care and beautiful surrounds our home has to offer.”
Mercy Health Group CEO, Angela Nolan said the local community had already shown strong interest in the home, with many people registering their names in anticipation of securing a room when the home opens next year.
“We want to bring the innovation of a healthy ageing approach and our focus on care for the whole person along with our reputation as a provider of the best possible health and aged care in Our Lady Mercy Place Harris Park,” she said.
The home is expected to employ more than 100 staff across care, clinical, hospitality and lifestyle roles. Mercy Health has commenced recruiting staff for all roles in the home.
“People who want to work for a trusted aged care provider as part of a great team can contact us from today to register their interest,” Ms Nolan said.
About Mercy Health
Mercy Health is a national Catholic aged care provider with a strong focus on healthy ageing through its provision of home care, retirement living and residential aged care. Mercy Health has served the community as a trusted provider of public health services and aged care in New South Wales and Victoria since the Sisters of Mercy opened their first hospital in Melbourne 100 years ago.
