Bupa acquires new care homes

Bupa acquires new care homes extending their care to more New Zealanders

Bupa Care Services has purchased a further three aged care facilities from the Oceania group giving them the largest number of beds and geographical coverage in New Zealand.

The three sites located in Riverton, Dunedin and Gore are all stand-alone care homes. Overall this will see Bupa Care Services New Zealand (BCSNZ) add another 80 care beds to the Bupa portfolio, making them the largest provider of aged care beds in New Zealand and the fourth largest village provider. In addition to these care homes is Oceania’s Cargill Care Home and Village which is awaiting will OIO approval which Bupa hope to finalise in early 2014.

In June this year Bupa purchased three Oceania facilities located in Taranaki, Dannevirke and Pahiatua which included two integrated care home and village facilities and one stand-alone care home.

“We are delighted with the purchase of these homes; the locations fit well within Bupa’s regional operations structure and will enable us to care for more older New Zealanders. said Gráinne Moss, Managing Director of Bupa. “We look forward to working with the families and residents to providing the best possible care and home for them.”

Bupa currently operates 52 care homes nationwide, offering a combination of rest home and hospital level care serving over 3400 residents. They also operate 23 retirement villages comprising of 900 units and apartments. In addition to care and lifestyle living, Bupa provide personal medical alarms to over 11,500 New Zealanders living in the community.

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