Misericordia Home is committed to providing our residents with the best care possible to ensure their continued health and well-being. Some families choose to supplement the care provided by Misericordia by arranging additional physical training or therapy sessions beyond those that Misericordia is currently able to offer, such as one-on-one personal training, behavioral therapy, physical/occupational therapy, and massage therapy. Effective May 1st, Misericordia has implemented a new process for the approval of these services that take place on Misericordia property.
In order to have an outside therapist or trainer approved to provide services on Misericordia property, families/guardians must notify the resident’s QIDP of their intent to arrange private services. Required consent forms signed by the outside provider and the guardian must be submitted to the resident’s QIDP along with a copy of the outside provider’s license and proof of liability insurance. Residential directors will review the submitted paperwork, and they will notify the guardian whether the provider is approved to provide services at Misericordia. If approved, the guardian should coordinate scheduling sessions with the resident’s QIDP.
This new process applies to both current providers and new providers, and this topic will be added to the resident’s annual staffing. If there are any questions on this new process, please contact the area Vice President or Assistant Vice President.
Misericordia is home to a beautiful 37-acre campus—one that is meant to be enjoyed, appreciated, and celebrated. Click the link below for the latest edition of our Misericordia Gardens Tour Guide, which highlights the many gardens and green spaces across campus that are cared for by residents, staff, families, and volunteers.
These gardens are more than just beautiful spaces. They serve as meaningful learning and vocational opportunities for many of our residents. Through horticulture activities such as planting seeds, watering plants, maintaining gardens, harvesting vegetables, arranging flowers, and caring for greenhouse plants, residents develop vocational, social, and life skills while contributing to the beauty of our community.
Attention Southside Misericordia families!
The Misericordia Hearts and Flour Bakery will have a tent at both the Tinley Park and Beverly Farmers Markets this year! Both markets are looking for Misericordia families that would be interested in volunteering at our tent. This is a great way for people on the southside to support Misericordia without having to drive all the way up to our main campus!
Sign up for shifts at the Beverly market at this link, and for shifts at the Tinley Park farmers market at this link.
Please let friends and family know to stop by our booths and support us this season!
For those who were unable to join the Aging With Grace Workshop Series, videos of the 3 sessions are available on YouTube. Click the buttons below.
Part 2: Behavior, Emotional Wellness, and Meaningful Engagement
Misericordia's fourth State of the State for Employees took place on Wednesday, April 15. Multiple sessions were offered to ensure employees across all shifts had an opportunity to participate. The employees heard from Fr. Jack and some of the senior leaders about the projects underway to help employees and the organization work smarter, not harder.
Click here to access and view this video presentation.
April 2026Campus Connections is a monthly publication for Misericordia Staff. BUT, it’s chock-full of features of interest to our families: meet the staff, see our new residents, and learn about the great things happening behind the scenes at Mis!
Click on the down arrow next to Misericordia Info in the menu bar at the top of the page and then click on Campus Connections to see the current and past editions.
Our MFA Benefit is ready and waiting for your help! As we all know, volunteering with other Misericordia family members is a great way to get to know one another.
There are volunteer positions for everyone! A few times are available prior to the event (June 23 and June 24); however, most positions are on the day of the event, June 25. (Please note that if volunteering during the event, purchasing a ticket is required.)
There are many slots to fill, so we need many volunteers to ensure the Benefit is successful.
Please click here for details and to sign up!
Thanks so much!
Merrily Smith
Volunteer Chair
Due to a policy change, we are now allowing only MFA Members (parents/guardians) to register for the mfa-sibs.org website. But no worries! There is a lot of information and great articles available for friends, family, siblings, residents, and Misericordia staff to see without having an account to log in to. The other information that appears after logging in pertains only to MFA Members.
And a note to account holders, please DO NOT download the MFA Directory or share any of the information in it!
I am in the process of cleaning up the current database of users by deleting inactive accounts (anyone who hasn’t logged in since before the beginning of 2021) and some other non-MFA member accounts. So, if you try to log in and find your account gone, simply click on New Member Registration and register again.
Misericordia’s Jean Marie Ryan Center was packed with the great energy of our MFA families at the “Collection Sunday” MFA meeting last Sunday. 400 were in attendance, representing over 250 families.
The MFA membership enjoyed a beautiful day together as we attended Mass before the meeting, welcomed many new folks, elected new MFA board members, heard moving remarks from long-time families and the president of the SIBS organization, received updates from Father Jack and Kevin Connelly, feasted on Superdawgs hot dogs, and GOT EXCITED about the 66th annual MFA Benefit coming to Soldier Field on June 25th.
It truly was a family celebration, and we hope those of you who weren’t there will make it a priority to attend our next General Meeting on October 18th. The circle isn’t complete without you!
Although Misericordia’s Dental Clinic is staffed by highly skilled and compassionate professionals, it has been challenging to keep up with cleanings and treatments for the current residents attending the dental clinic. From a compliance standpoint, we meet the requirement of annual cleanings; however, the recommended standard of care is every six months. At this time, the clinic is not able to provide cleanings twice per year and cannot accept new residents.
Some parents have asked about dental providers outside of Misericordia with whom families have had positive experiences. If you work with a dentist you trust who serves your family member well, we would greatly appreciate your sharing that information. We will compile the contacts and share them with the MFA.
Please include the following details:
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