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Glenys and John Lamb lived just 478 metres away from Bupa Parkstone Retirement Village in Ilam, Christchurch for 51 years, long before a village was even thought of.

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Married for 59 years, Joan and Tony Watling say it's the laughter that's kept them together for so long.

A chance sighting of an online retirement village gardening article has meant the reconnection of long lost friends from 22 years ago.

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Virtual reality technology has allowed care home residents to see the world from their armchairs.

Alan Bailey says his fellow residents and manager at Bupa Parkstone Retirement Village in Ilam have been nothing but supportive during a difficult time in his life.

The gardener at Bupa Sunset Retirement Village in Auckland has created a sustainable way of making sure potatoes are on the Christmas menu for his residents.

When Noeline Jackson visited Bupa Foxbridge Retirement Village for the first time, she noticed the Foxbridge sign and said to her husband Des, “aww Foxbridge, that was Uncle Sid’s favourite horse”.

Mehanaz Begum’s faith and beliefs are strong, and her childhood dreams of becoming a nurse are equally as strong.

Coming from a section on an angle, Dawn and Lloyd Bosson were determined to find a retirement village with a lift instead of stairs to get around.

Bert Frost and Doug Underhill were presented with handmade Anzac quilts recently, in recognition of their service in the armed forces.

Lauren Swift successfully juggles her two passions in life.. caregiving and stock car racing.

Bupa Cashmere View Retirement Village Manager Rochelle Moore continues to be a supportive ear and a friendly face for her residents, winning Village Manager of the Year for the second year.

Registered Nurse Gloria Petrie always wanted to be a nurse since the age of four, when she broke her arm and spent three weeks in Waikato Hospital.

After 60 years of marriage, Barry and Karene Lawrence still remember to make time to have lunch together each day.

Judy Cooper makes a habit of regularly sitting in the library to read the newspaper or book in a comfy chair, as she looks out of the big windows across Bupa Parkstone Retirement Village in Ilam, Christchurch.

The past three years at Bupa Stokeswood Care Home in Stokes Valley has flown by for Registered Nurse Mere Rawalai and she says her days of intense nursing study seem like a distant memory.

It was a thumbs up for the delicious carrot cake and bite sized ginger slice, and a thumbs down for the crumbly Vietnamese spring rolls.

Bupa New Zealand has backed a local business by buying more than 4,000 fabric masks for all their staff across the country for their personal use outside of work time.

Just before the alert levels began, one of our care homes held a spectacular fashion show.

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Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon recently visited Bupa Ballarat Care Home resident Lorna Creamer on a very special day.

Caregiver Moeapulu Mapusua was one of the first employees at Bupa Parkhaven Care Home in Mangere East, having seen the construction underway and enquiring about a job before the doors even opened.

Exercise through the colder months at Bupa Ballarat Retirement Village in Rangiora has meant a routine of nine classes each week for residents to keep active.

Three weeks ago John Hutchings, resident at Bupa Wattle Downs Care Home, was just eight minutes away from passing after suddenly having low oxygen levels and the ambulance was immediately called.

With dog leads in one hand and plastic bags in the other, local Hamiltonian Daniel Cruickshank is the official Bupa St Andrews Retirement Village dog walker.

Helping the environment has meant just a small change to breakfast trays of residents at Bupa Accadia Manor Care Home in Edgecumbe Road, Tauranga.

When Bupa Liston Heights Care Home resident Nola Payne gets to see her family and the view of the Auckland Harbour from the screen of her laptop, her face lights up.

Residents from Bupa The Gardens Retirement Village welcomed children from Aorangi Primary School this week.

Joan Hodgins was a woman on a mission – to move into Bupa Fergusson Retirement Village in Upper Hutt.

It’s been a quiet few months around the Bupa Te Puke Country Lodge Retirement Village bowling table recently.

A weekly cycling exercise class at Bupa Tasman Care Home in Henderson has seen the improvement of mobility in residents.

Donna Inwood was ‘born into gumboots’ and has a deep love for both farming and caring.

A career in nursing runs in the family of Bupa Northhaven Care Home Clinical Manager, Addlight Kurewa.

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The sounds of stirring coffee cups at morning teas, hair dryers, bingo calls and splashing in the swimming pools. The Bupa retirement village facilities are back open and more popular than ever.

Everyone is familiar with the hammering and sawing noises coming from the Bupa Liston Heights Retirement Village workshop.

The Bupa Gladys Mary Care Home team in Napier celebrated late last week after they were given the all clear of Covid-19 from Public Health.

As the birthday cake for John Goddard was brought out to him while Bupa Tasman Care Home staff and residents sang Happy Birthday, his face lit up. Surprising considering John’s seen a fair few birthdays in his time, this one being his 105