Westport · Te Tai Poutini West Coast · Aotearoa New Zealand
"You do not live in our facility. We work in your home."
Caring for our community since 1918
Get in touchA home rooted in Westport
In 1904, Westport businessman Eugene Joseph O'Conor wrote a will that would quietly shape the life of this town for more than a century. He bequeathed his 22-acre estate to establish a home for the people of Buller who needed one, regardless of denomination.
The doors opened in 1918. The Sisters of Mercy staffed it without pay. The community covered the rest. That founding pattern — open to all, held together by professional care and community support — is still how we operate today.
Home, Not Facility
We work in our residents' home, not the other way around. Your space, your routine, your life.
Care of the Highest Quality
Compassionate staff providing clinical and personal care for the people who live here.
Open to All
Our founder's intent was that the home serve the whole community, regardless of background, belief, or means.
Community Roots
We are held up by the people of Buller, and we hold them up in return. Of Westport, of the West Coast, of Aotearoa.
Stewardship
We are fiscally prudent because we intend to be here for the next hundred years.
A Century of Care
The only rest home on the West Coast contracted to provide all levels of care on a single site — since 1918.
"The staff at O'Conor Home treated my mother with such dignity and warmth. It truly felt like her home."
— Family member of a resident
Our Building Project
We're building a new 24-bed hospital wing so Buller's elders can keep receiving hospital-level and dementia care close to home. Plans are approved, the design is complete, and groundworks are already underway.
Help Us Build Something Lasting
Every donation — large or small — helps us continue caring for Westport's elders close to home, where they belong.
Those Who Give
We are grateful to those who support O'Conor Home.
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Life at O'Conor Home
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