St Joseph's Lismore

12/05/2026

Last week St Joseph’s Nursing Home had a visit from members of the Lismore Craft & Quilters Inc. and were blessed with the donation of seven handmade quilts for our residents.
Janet Wallace and Irene Willoughby from Lismore Craft & Quilters explained the group had made these quilts with calico and flannelette with quilting fabric in the shape of hearts sewn on, and they used a technique known as ‘ragging’ on the seams.
These quilts are stunning, and it’s clear every stitch was sewn with kindness and care. The members of Lismore Craft & Quilters have wrapped our community in love and warmth. Thank you from the residents and staff at St Joseph's!

03/03/2026

A great opportunity to make a difference in the lives of our residents. Please contact us to become a volunteer!

01/12/2025

Recently our elderly residents lit up with joy as they received treats and heartfelt letters filled with kind words from the Food Technology students at Trinity Catholic College Lismore .
A special thanks to those students, who make a massive difference to our day when they share their compassion and kindness!

24/09/2025

International Talk Like a Pirate Day provided the perfect opportunity for staff to
dress up in character and engage the residents in some fun activities to bring joy
and nostalgia to their day.
Seafarers turned landlubbers (L-R): Kranky Karen, Karen the Cutlass, Ali from the Galley, Two-penny Jenny, Captain Morgan, Pistol Pete, and Ruth Redboots ☠☠☠

11/09/2025

A beautiful gift today courtesy of master craftsman John Dowling, who created these amazing games boards as a donation to our Mary's Grange nursing home community.

John is quite an artisan and used his unique skills to fashion a Backgammon and Chess boards, as well as the mini chest to hold the chess pieces.

These games are all for the use of our Mary's Grange residents, and we can't thank John enough!

Pictured are (L-R): Peter Harding, EEN Team Leader-Gail Brown, Mr John Dowling, Leanne Burnett.

26/06/2025

Recently we said a sad, but happy farewell to one of our long-serving St Joseph's nursing staff, Glennis McErlean, who has been with us for 49 years!!!
It was a pleasure for some of Glennis' closest colleagues to put on morning tea to celebrate her retirement. Our staff and residents will miss you Glennis, and wish you all the best.. It's time to relax! 😀

21/05/2025

We are very proud of our St Joseph's team after taking out 3 awards last week at the Novaskill Northern Rivers - RTO 6996 Awards!

24/04/2025

A recent visit from St Carthage's Primary and St John's College, Woodlawn students provided the perfect opportunity for connection between the two generations.

21/03/2025

That was a great craic! At St Joseph's this week there were shamrocks and shenanigans as we celebrated St Patrick’s Day. Residents and staff got into the theme dressing up and having fun. Don't worry, everybody was behaving themselves! ☘️☘️☘️

06/05/2024

Great to be celebrating this amazing lady. Thank you Rhonda Rann for everything you do for us here at St Joseph's Lismore.

Rhonda Rann has seen a lot go down at St Vincent’s Hospital in her time and respectfully so is one of the most loved nurses by both both patients and peers.

Rhonda first trained as an EN at St Vinnies in 1976/77, moving on to start a family and work at Nimbin Hospital for a period of time. She returned to St Vincents in 1991, first working in the orthopedic ward and having spent the last 21 years in the St Joseph's Lismore Aged Care Unit.

Rhonda has seen more than 5 managers in her time learning to adjust to changing expectations whilst always delivering top quality hands on personal care to those in her charge.

Rhonda has always loved caring for others and enjoys having a good laugh with the residents at St Joey’s and the long standing relationships she develops with their family members.

Today we’d like to acknowledge and celebrate the values and high standard of care Rhonda has brought to St Vincents over the past 33 years.

Huge appreciation to you Rhonda.