RESIDENTS of the Mercy Nursing home were in for a "sweet treat" early Monday morning as the 'McMercy Ice Cream' stall officially opened in the aged care facility. Each week, the residents of the Mercy Nursing home would make an outing to the golden gates of McDonald's to indulge in the classic "50c soft serve cone" and soon decided that they needed a soft serve machine of their own. "We like to keep residents happy and we asked and discussed what they wanted, or well needed, and they all said how great it would be to have our own soft serve machine," says the facility service manager Leesa Bighen.
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The plans for the "McMercy" took off earlier in the year and as the stall has been slowly set up in the past week, the residents haven't stopped smiling.
"The reactions on their faces as the front of shop was being painted and decorated were just priceless," Leesa added. "They haven't stopped smiling,"
The Mercy Nursing Home Senior Leadership Team strives on making sure the residents receive exception care.
"It has been a big project for everyone to work on, from getting the machine here to the actual creation of the stall but from the reactions of everyone it is definitely worthwhile."
Residents June Kill and Dawn Eslick were the two to cut the ribbon and declare the McMercy stall officially open.
"The reactions on their faces as the front of shop was being painted and decorated were just priceless, they haven't stopped smiling"
- Leesa Beighn
