Summerset Best Operator

(prHWY.com) November 21, 2012 - Wellington, New Zealand -- Summerset has been named the best retirement village operator in Australasia for the third consecutive year.

More than 50 retirement village operators across the Australia and New Zealand were judged for the Retirement Village awards which were held in Melbourne. Between them they operate more than 1100 retirement villages throughout Australia, New Zealand and some other Oceanic territories.

Summerset was established on the Kapiti Coast in 1997. They have been developing their retirement villages in New Zealand based upon a model of consistently offering better service options, not only when compared to their local competitors but retirement villages operators world-wide. They have now developed and are operating 15 retirement village locations in New Zealand, throughout the country from Auckland in the North to Dunedin in the South.

Each of the NZ retirement villages operated by Summerset have top quality, medical-grade facilities to enable integrated care and assisted living. New Zealand has long led the way in promoting independent living for retirees, maintaining a sense of propriety and purpose as an essential part of aging. Especially, in similar countries where every decade a higher percentage of the population are reaching retirement age and not enough governments are encouraging change and growth in the retirement village sector.

Since Summerset were listed publicly last year on the New Zealand stock exchange, they have seen dramatic rise in the number of enquiries from potential buyers who have been recommended by previous buyers and satisfied residents. They have been quietly making their mark on the New Zealand retirement village industry by forging ahead with new developments which encompass all possible aspects of the style of living that can be afforded by retirees and service provision based on resident feedback.

Winning this latest award for best retirement village operator in Australasia goes a long way to encouraging other companies to incorporate diversity and flexibility into their long-term business plans. This is something that Summerset has proved to be the hallmarks of success.

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