BaptistCare to acquire three aged care sites
Not-for-profit Christian-based care organisation, BaptistCare NSW & ACT, today announced that they have entered into an agreement to acquire three aged care sites located in the Central West of NSW and South West Sydney.
The acquired locations are Kintyre Living Retirement Village and Lodge in Dubbo, Blue Hills Retirement Village and Manor in Prestons and Durham Green Retirement Village, Manor and Lodge in Menangle. Each location has a retirement home and aged care home and will complement BaptistCare’s existing presence in these regions, the aged care provider said in a statement today.
Owned and operated by Tulich Family Communities, the three sites comprise 251 residential aged care beds and 410 independent living units, with just over 240 staff providing care and services to 650 residents.
Blue Hills Retirement Resort and Manor in Prestons.
BaptistCare said it would offer work to all existing staff and take over operation of the three sites in late March.
BaptistCare chief executive Charles Moore said the acquisitions were part of a deliberate growth strategy centered on improving care for an increasing number of aging Australians.
“Due to increasing regulatory pressure, funding challenges, staffing crunch and changing customer demands, we are now seeing greater consolidation in the sector. At BaptistCare, our focus is on expanding our services within geographic clusters where we have a footprint, with like-minded organizations that will enhance the continuum of care we can offer our residents and clients across NSW and the ACT,” said he said.
Tulich Family Communities co-founder Mr Maurice Tulich said the sale marked the end of an era in Dubbo, Prestons and Menangle for the family-owned organisation, but he was confident BaptistCare would continue to make residents and staff a priority.
BaptistCare CEO Charles Moore.
“Our decision to sell these three properties was not easy. However, we firmly believe in BaptistCare that we have found an organization that will build on our legacy. They share our values and principles and will continue to deliver the standard and quality of care for which our facilities have become known,” he said.
“We are extremely proud of what we have achieved at Prestons, Menangle and Dubbo, but as a family-owned organization we have to make decisions at this time that are in the best interests of our family.”
Durham Green Retirement Village, Manor and Lodge in Menangle.
In South West Sydney, where Blue Hills and Durham Green are located, BaptistCare provides home care to older people living in Macarthur and Liverpool/Fairfield local government areas, and counseling and family services in Campbelltown and Bankstown.
BaptistCare’s Elderslie site, located between Menangle and Prestons, also features retirement apartments (Angus Bristow Village), a day respite social club and social and affordable housing (Narralling Community). On this site, BaptistCare is also excited to have a 96-bed aged care home under construction and plans to expand the retirement home by a further 36 units.
In the Central West, BaptistCare’s services include home care, an aged care home in Parkes (Niola Centre) and HopeStreet services in Dubbo’s Darling Street.
“We are excited to welcome all residents and staff to BaptistCare over the coming months and continue the wonderful care and services provided at these sites to date. BaptistCare will take over the business,” Mr Moore said.
of the three sites during late March, and we will work closely with staff and residents to ensure a seamless transition.
“What we are most excited about is the opportunity to build on the care already in place in these services and share BaptistCare’s approach to care and support with residents and their families.
“Community is something that holds so much value for BaptistCare and our staff and this approach will see us expand our vision of every individual living well with residents at Kintyre Living in Dubbo, Blue Hills in Prestons and Durham Green in Menangle,” he said.
