Bupa The Gardens Retirement Village, Rotorua
At a glance
- Name
- Bupa The Gardens Retirement Village, Rotorua
- Category
- Retirement Village
- Address
- 15 Hodgkins Street
Rotorua
Rotorua - Region
- Rotorua and Taupo
- Phone
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- Fax
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- Mobile
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- Web
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Personnel
- Manager
- Jennie Arvidson - 07 350 1036
- Owner
- Bupa Care Services - 0800 60 80 99
Other services
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Live a rich and fulfilling life at The Gardens Retirement Village!
The Gardens is a welcoming, modern retirement village offering you independence, community, freedom and security.
With 20 stylish, two-bedroom villas, and 40 one bedroom units, The Gardens Retirement Village is a place to get the most out of life.
As well as a strong sense of community, our residents enjoy long term security, thanks to the future care options at The Gardens Care Home and Hospital next door.
The Gardens is part of the Bupa group of rest homes, hospitals and retirement villages. We are a private company, and because we have no shareholders, we can invest what we earn to make improvements that help us provide better care.
As part of the global Bupa group, we are able to provide superior clinical support, while focusing on helping each of our residents get the most out of each day. Bupa is one of New Zealand’s leading aged care providers.
For more information, please visit the Bupa link below or scroll down to download our brochure.
The Gardens is a welcoming, modern retirement village offering you independence, community, freedom and security.
With 20 stylish, two-bedroom villas, and 40 one bedroom units, The Gardens Retirement Village is a place to get the most out of life.
As well as a strong sense of community, our residents enjoy long term security, thanks to the future care options at The Gardens Care Home and Hospital next door.
The Gardens is part of the Bupa group of rest homes, hospitals and retirement villages. We are a private company, and because we have no shareholders, we can invest what we earn to make improvements that help us provide better care.
As part of the global Bupa group, we are able to provide superior clinical support, while focusing on helping each of our residents get the most out of each day. Bupa is one of New Zealand’s leading aged care providers.
For more information, please visit the Bupa link below or scroll down to download our brochure.
Upcoming Open Days
| No open days are currently scheduled. |
Testimonials
| “Life moves along at an ever increasing pace with the passing of the years and having watched several friends regretting they had not made purposeful arrangements to support their elder years, I decided to take charge of my life to secure a stress-free and supported future. Thus, I moved into The Gardens Retirement Village where I have a bright and modern unit and a lovely garden which I tend myself. In fact, such is my gardening interest that I have been awarded a BUPA best garden prize (and very welcome monetary reward) for two successive years! I have wonderful neighbours and a happy social life here in the Village. That I am also continuing to work part-time and enjoy a healthful, active and independent life is most certainly due to the safe, stress-free and supportive environment which now enriches my elder years. To those think of moving into the Village I say .. Go for it!” - Kay "You hear people say 'old age is sad, time to slow down and smell the roses'. Really!! When we moved into the village, we wondered if we were doing the right thing. We have made wonderful new friends, spoilt for choice with a range of activities in and outside of the village, live independently, with care if we need it and have a barrel full of laughs. Who could ask for more? Was it the right thing to do? You bet it was. No time to smell the roses!" - Sue and Lance "I have been living in The Gardens Village for over ten years. It was one of the best decisions I ever made! My two bedroom villa has a nice garden - just enough to keep me busy! There is a great range of activities which I enjoy. My children call in often and agree this was the best thing I did. Everyone is friendly and we have a great time." - Elaine “I am in a two-bedroom villa at The Gardens Retirement Village. I was pleased that when my husband was alive, we made the decision to move as we found the village provided secure independent living with a range of social activities that we could select to participate in if we so choose. Our children, grandchildren and friends visit regularly and were all supportive of our move to The Gardens. We felt that we moved at the right time to the right place.” – Anne |
| Updated: 30 Jan 2024 |
Agent's Details
| Details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Jennie Arvidson | |
| Address | 15 Hodgkins Street | |
| City/Town | Rotorua | |
| Company | Bupa Care Services | |
| Phone | 07 350 1036 | |
| Fax | 07 347 0335 | |
| Mobile | 027 218 0526 | |
| View Email Address | ||
| Updated: 12 Aug 2021 | ||
Statutory Supervisor's Details
| Details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Malcolm Gray | |
| Address | Level 6, 191 Queen Street, PO Box 4423, Shortland St | |
| City/Town | Auckland 1010 | |
| Company | Covenant Trustee Services | |
| Phone | (09) 302 1037 | |
| View Email Address | ||
| Updated: 12 Aug 2021 | ||
Composition of Village
| Type | Details |
|---|---|
| 1 Bedroom Unit (1 Bedroom) | |
| Total | 40 |
| Low Price | $320,000 |
| High Price | $350,000 |
| Garage | Yes |
| Tenure Terms | Occupational Rights Agreement |
| Surrender Details | Maximum of 30% Occupational rights agreement |
| Service Charge Details | Weekly fee $160.02 (fixed for life) |
| Nursing Care Details | Personal Medical Alarm supplied free of charge. Care home on site. No secure dementia care. Seven days Respite per year provided free of charge subject to availability. |
| 2 Bedroom Villas (2 Bedrooms) | |
| Total | 20 |
| Low Price | $470,000 |
| High Price | $530,000 |
| Garage | Yes |
| Tenure Terms | Occupational Rights Agreement |
| Surrender Details | Maximum of 30% occupational rights agreement |
| Service Charge Details | Weekly fee $160.02 (fixed for life) |
| Nursing Care Details | Personal Medical Alarm supplied free of charge. Care home on site. No secure dementia care. Seven days Respite per year provided free of charge subject to availability. |
| Updated: 30 Jan 2024 | |
Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay
| Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Respite | Yes | The care home, situated on site here at The Gardens has respite available. As part of the package when you move to the village, you have seven days respite available for your use (should you require it and subject to availability) per year. |
| Updated: 12 Aug 2021 | ||
Personnel & Services
| Personnel / Service | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hairdresser | Yes | ||
| Podiatrist | Yes | ||
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | Available on request | |
| Meals - Available On-site | Yes | ||
| Meals - External Provider | Negotiable | ||
| Home Help - External Provider | Yes | ||
| Other Personnel | 40 | Yes | Village Manager Village Assistant |
| Updated: 12 Aug 2021 | |||
Facility Features
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Social/Recreational Programme | Yes | Mondays - Walk and afternoon tea, Tuesdays - Shopping and Bingo, Wednesdays - Wellness, Beauty, Scrabble, Card Making Thursdays - Quiz or Singalong and Exercises, Fridays - Outing in the Bupa van and Happy Hour. Saturdays Bowls, Sundays Cards. |
| Community Complex | Yes | Large screen TV with Sky, Kitchen, Bathroom, Library. |
| 24 Hour Security | Yes | Watchdog - do randomly timed visits twice during the night |
| Emergency Call System | Yes | Each unit supplied with a Personal Alarm |
| Newsletter | Yes | Monthly Newsletter and Planner |
| Pets In Residence | Yes | Permission is required |
| Negotiate To Bring Own Pet | Yes | Must be done before Occupational Rights Agreement is signed. |
| Outings | Yes | Weekly shopping at New World, Monthly café visit, Monthly trip - within an hours drive, Monthly shopping in the city. |
| Transport Available | Yes | Bupa Van for shopping, Hire Bus for larger group outings Rotorua Bus service runs every 30 minutes - a five minute walk away |
| Restaurant | Yes | Meals are available and can either be delivered to the units or you can choose to have them in the care home dining room. |
| Library | Yes | We have a small library within our community room and also the library bus visits fortnightly. |
| Games Room | Yes | Raised bowls table, board games, cards and puzzles available. |
| Lounges | Yes | Our community centre, lovingly nicknamed Nanook, is a comfortable lounge where residents can watch TV, socialise with friends or play games. |
| Gardens | Yes | We have lovely gardens - many residents are still keen on gardening and our gardeners do a fabulous job too. |
| Updated: 12 Aug 2021 | ||
Interests & Activities
| Pool Table, Indoor Bowls, Card Games, Board games, Exercises, Gardening, Happy Hour, Library, Regular Outings, Shopping, Bingo, Jigsaws, Quizzes, Movies, Socials, Sing-alongs, Big print books, Classical Music, Entertainers, Internet, Indoor Games, Massage, Music, Minibus, Reading, Sky TV |
| Updated: 14 Apr 2023 |
Languages Spoken
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | |
| Updated: 12 Aug 2021 | ||
Religious/Spiritual Affiliations
| Religious/Spiritual Affiliations | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Anglican | Yes | |
| Baptist | Yes | |
| Christian | Yes | |
| Inter denominational | Yes | |
| Methodist | Yes | |
| Non denominational | Yes | |
| Presbyterian | Yes | |
| Roman Catholic | Yes | |
| Updated: 12 Aug 2021 | ||
Distances
| Location | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Public Transport | 0.50 Km | Available |
| Shops | 1.00 Km | Large Four Square (Edmond Rd) Dairy (Sunset Rd) Takeaway and Dairy (Mitchell Downs) Pizza (Mitchell Downs) |
| Mall | 6.00 Km | Large array of shops |
| Parks | 0.50 Km | Hodgkins St Mitchell Downs Linton Park |
| Library | 6.00 Km | Library on site Main library 6km away |
| Updated: 14 Apr 2023 | ||
Credentials & Membership
| Credentials & Membership RC | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Retirement Village? | Yes | |
| Retirement Villages Association of New Zealand [Inc] (RVA) | Yes | |
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| Updated: 12 Aug 2021 | ||
NOTE: The Retirement Villages Act 2003 (The Act) is designed to provide improved protection for people who ‘buy’ into a retirement village. If you intend to ‘purchase’ you must get independent legal advice before signing your occupation right agreement as required under The Act. Some Retirement Village type facilities are not required to register under The Act so different legal requirements apply. Please make sure you investigate fully.
In some villages there may be some Retirement Village units that have multiple uses e.g. a Serviced Apartment may also be used as a Residential Care Suite. The same unit may therefore show in several places on Eldernet.