White Rock Nursing Home in Barton-on-Sea, Hampshire, has been sold to new owners for the first time since opening in 1971.
The 30-registered care home has a ‘Good’ CQC rating and is located on a tree-lined avenue close to the New Forest National Park. Following a confidential sales process with Charles Phillips at Christie & Co, the home has been purchased by Sally and David Price, who own another care home in Hampshire as well as a domiciliary care agency.
Siobhan Dodd, director at White Rock Nursing Home Ltd, said: “White Rock Nursing Home has been an integral part of our family since we opened the care home in 1971 and it has been a very hard decision to sell, but we felt the time was right to retire from the sector and hand the business onto a new owner. We are delighted that Sally and David will be taking over the care home and with their experience in the care sector we are confident the home is in safe hands.”
New owner Sally Price commented: “As local residents, David and I have been aware of White Rock Nursing Home for a number of years and, when approached by Christie & Co to see if we would be interested in purchasing it, we were immediately very interested. We already own one care home and also a domiciliary care agency in Hampshire and we believe there will be great synergies amongst our businesses. We look forward to taking over the reins of White Rock and continuing the good care provided at the home.”
Charles Phillips, director – healthcare at Christie & Co, added: “We believe that Sally and David are ideal purchasers for the business, and we are very pleased to have sold them another care home, having assisted them with the purchase of their first care home in Totton. We wish them well with their new business. A very good level of interest was expressed by applicants for this care home and demonstrates that there is strong demand for homes such as this.”
