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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

As celebrate International Nurses Day, Bupa Managing Director and Lead Nurse Carolyn Cooper is joined by Bupa Clinical Services Director and Deputy Lead Nurse to discuss the day, nursing professional development and wellbeing. …

After 17 years as an enrolled nurse at Eventhorpe Care Home in Hamilton, Stephanie Clarkin sees herself as “part of the furniture".

As Amy Rule continues to move closer to her dream of being named in the Black Ferns rugby team, she knows she has the support of her former workmates who happen to be a couple of ‘mums’ in her life too.

Bupa’s care home, retirement village, and rehabilitation teams continued to provide expert care during the recent Alert Level 4 across New Zealand.

Bupa announced today an hourly rate boost to all front-line Bupa NZ people by $2 per hour. This will be backdated to 23 March and will continue for the duration of the Government Alert Level 4 lockdown.

31 March - A statement from Carolyn Cooper - Managing Director Bupa Villages and Aged Care New Zealand.

27 March - A statement from Carolyn Cooper - Managing Director Bupa Villages and Aged Care New Zealand.

A statement from Carolyn Cooper - Managing Director Bupa Villages and Aged Care New Zealand.

Please find below the latest updates on COVID-19.

A karakia and blessing were performed on the new expansion of the Awhina dementia community at Bupa Redwood Care Home earlier this week with Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick in attendance.

Full year statement year ended 31 December 2019.

​Krista Marsh had a keen interest in nursing from an early age but knew nothing about aged care nursing. 

Once Bupa Cedar Manor Care Home Caregiver, Maribeth Perez began her Bachelor of Health Sciences Māori Nursing programme, she was surprised to find the similarities between Māori culture and her own Filipino culture.

As 2020 is the Year of the Nurse and Midwife, Bupa is acknowledging nurses by sharing a number of stories and highlighting the professionalism shown by the aged care nursing workforce.

Bupa has provided an update on its Windsor Park Care Home and Retirement Village in Gore after Civil Defence declared a State of Emergency in Southland as flooding continues. 

Bupa Managing Director and Lead Nurse, Carolyn Cooper is urging the Government to do more to highlight nursing as a desirable career as the country faces a nursing shortage.

What started as a Bible study gathering 18 months ago, has grown into a solid friendship group at Bupa Fergusson Care Home in Upper Hutt.

Work has begun on the new retirement village and care home development in Prebbleton, Selwyn in Christchurch.

Once Audrey Kitchin has had her cup of tea mid-morning at Bupa Hugh Green Care Home, she is ready to join the group of residents taking part in the Staying Upright weekly exercise session to help with falls prevention.

Bupa has achieved a build standard of Homestar Level 6 for the new Bupa Foxbridge Retirement Village development in Te Rapa, Hamilton.

After completing the Chef Apprenticeship-Level 4 course with provider Artisan Training, Bupa Beachhaven Care Home Cook Edna Salvatierra has become the leader she always knew she could be.

In honour of R U OK day, Bupa’s Psychological Health and Safety Specialist, Emily Meates, discusses the role workplaces play when it comes to a person’s mental health. Here you’ll find some practical ways leaders and businesses can help create a …

As Bupa Bethesda Care Home's Chris McCulloch, Care Home Manager and Mark Bravo, Unit Coordinator take families on tours of their new dementia community, their smiles show a team full of pride in their new development.

With casual nurses now included, optional pathways for Māori nurses, and less portfolio documents required, the Bupa Professional Development Recognition Program (PDRP) has been refined to ensure it continues to help all Bupa nurses in New

A blessing of the land was held last week at the new Bupa Retirement Village development on Ulyatt Road, Napier.

When it comes to curry dishes, the Bupa David Lange Care Home kitchen staff have found innovative new ways to provide variety and healthy alternatives at meal times.

With the use of electronic cigarettes and vaping on the rise, health authorities warn people not to be fooled into thinking they're a "healthy" alternative.

A mental health expert has praised Instagram’s decision to trial the removal of the tally of ‘likes’ on posts, following a major shake up to the way users engage on the platform.

Gerald Marion has been appointed Bupa Australia and New Zealand’s Chief Customer and Strategy Officer.

The Bupa Riverstone Retirement Village development is ready to begin its second phase with the construction of a community centre.

When the Bupa Te Puke Country Lodge Care Home Men’s Group meet each month, the activities coordinator ensures they cover a variety of topics to keep the guys interested.

When experienced knitter, volunteer Carole Mardon, put out a call for wool donations for her Bupa Eventhorpe Care Home knitting and colouring-in group on Neighbourly, she didn’t think she’d find another volunteer in the process.

A new online community helping people over 55 make friends is exploding in popularity, thanks to a mother and son who were concerned about the loneliness epidemic. They’ve also created a new app to help people let their loved ones know they’re

Bupa today announced that Bryan Mogridge ONZM has been appointed as Chairman of Bupa Australia and New Zealand following the resignation of the Honourable Nicola Roxon.

Bupa Mary Shapley Care Home activities time created something fun and useful this week. 

When Bupa The Gardens Retirement Village resident, Jim Spiers, needed urgent support to publish his first book, his retirement village manager was there to help.

Bupa New Zealand has been recognised in the Reader’s Digest 2019 NZ Most Trusted Brands Survey.

A group of Bupa Erin Park Retirement Village residents in Manurewa have been using their knitting skills to help local Auckland children who visit their local doctors.

The new book 'Keepers of History: New Zealand centenarians tell their stories' has just been released and has already reached number two on the New Zealand non-fiction top book sellers list.