We Love Our Staff! 

This year, Misericordia will continue to recognize the hard work and dedication of the Staff with appreciation events. During February, the following departments are being recognized and will have an appreciation luncheon on Thursday, February 16^th.

The Resource/Recreation group includes recreation therapists, recreation specialists and a music therapist. They are responsible for Special Olympics, the Heartbreakers and Showtime plus many of the events that happen on campus such as yoga, art and team sports.

The Fitness/Pool group assesses residents to provide appropriate workouts and modified exercises to meet their individual needs. There are swim classes, swim team practices, water basketball and free swim. Residents have access to treadmills, bikes, weights and wheelchair accessible equipment. 

The Therapists group consists of physical therapists (PTs), occupational therapists (OTs), speech language pathologists (SLPs), a certified occupational therapist assistant (COTA) and a physical therapy assistant (PTA). 

The Community Outreach program offers parent support and quality programs to families in the Chicago area with children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Ministry offers the virtual weekly Mass and supports the diverse religious backgrounds of Misericordia residents. 

We are asking that families write a note of thanks and appreciation to staff in these departments and email them to us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. (Please don’t write notes to individual staff as not all staff would receive one.) We will share the emails with the departments. We would appreciate receiving these by February 12^th.

Thank you,
Lisa Masucci & John Butler
MFA’s Staff Appreciation Coordinators