{"id":492279,"date":"2026-03-24T08:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T08:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/492279\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T08:43:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T08:43:08","slug":"queensmount-bupa-care-home-completes-1-8m-refurbishment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/492279\/","title":{"rendered":"Queensmount Bupa Care Home completes \u00a31.8m refurbishment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  Queensmount Bupa Care Home in Bournemouth, which is rated &#8216;outstanding&#8217; by the Care Quality Commission, celebrated the completion of its upgrade with a special event on March 19.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The Mayor of Bournemouth, Councillor Jackie Edwards, cut the ribbon to officially reopen the site.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Queensmount Bupa Care Home in Bournemouth recently celebrated the completion of its \u00a31.8 million refurbishment with a special event at the home. (Image: McCANN)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Gemma Parkin, home manager at Queensmount, said: &#8220;Everyone here is immensely proud of the refurbishment.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;This investment has brought a fresh feel to the living environment, ensuring our residents continue to feel comfortable, happy, and truly at home.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The 51-bed care home supports residents with nursing, residential, convalescent, and short-stay care.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The refurbishment included full redecoration, new furniture, and upgrades to communal areas such as the lounge, salon, and dining room.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Bedrooms were also redesigned.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Margaret Hillen, a resident at the home, said: &#8220;I think it looks fantastic, all the rooms are very modern.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;I enjoy spending time in the lounge with everyone, so it\u2019s nice to see it have a facelift.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Councillor Edwards praised the transformation and the home\u2019s commitment to residents.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  She said: &#8220;An investment of this scale not only enhances the lives of those living and working here\u00a0but also demonstrates a significant commitment to our local community.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;It&#8217;s clear that Queensmount provides exceptional care, and these new facilities will only further enrich the experience for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Queensmount Bupa Care Home in Bournemouth, which is rated &#8216;outstanding&#8217; by the Care Quality Commission, celebrated the completion&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":492280,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[102,2960,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-492279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/492279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=492279"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/492279\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/492280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=492279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=492279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=492279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}