THREE existing nursing homes will move into new, larger and better equipped premises in the heartlands by 2011 to better serve their patients.

Each nursing home will house up to 250 beds and will cost the Ministry of Health (MOH) about $25 million to build and fit out.

The three Voluntary Welfare Organisations (VWOs) which will get new homes are: Bright Hill Evergreen Home which will move to Punggol, Singapore Christian Home to Sembawang and Villa Francis Home to Yishun.

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