A Lifestyle Analysis of Healthy Retirees and Their Interest in Moving to a Retirement Community

A Push – Pull Framework for Modelling the Relocation of Retirees to a Retirement Village: The Australian Experience

“…From table 3 one can see that the most common reason is health issues and the need for assistance, followed by the death of a spouse or partner, problems in maintaining the home, the need for a lifestyle change, and a desire to be close to family. This reaffirms earlier research in the United States (for example, Loomis et al, 1989) and is commensurate with findings in the literature cited in section 2. The findings also reflect the role of moorings.…”

“…It reflects a commonly found reason for older people deciding to move, reflected in literature cited in section 2. The four factors explaining the`push' component of the model framework certainly confirm general propositions of researchers that the decisions of older people to move are driven by a mix of life-event coping, and lifestyle-related reasons (Golant et al, 1988;Loomis et al, 1989Loomis et al, , R-wland, 1996.…”

“…But, in general, the movement of older people is typically triggered by an actual or potential reduction in personal autonomy (Rowland, 1996). A number of individual and household characteristics contribute to the decision of older people to move (Golant et al, 1988;Loomis et al, 1989;Rowland, 1996), including: family ties; the location of friends; previous mobility experience; the need for assistance as a result of deteriorating health; the need to reduce living costs; previous residential ties; deterioration of the present dwelling and/or cost of upkeep; death of a spouse or close friend; fear of crime and a desire for safety and security; attraction to high-amenity locations; and change or anticipated change in health, finances, or social activity. Considerable variations exist between individuals and households in the relevance of those factors in the decision choices of older people to move.…”

“…In the United States in the 1980s Loomis et al (1989) investigated why older people move to a retirement village, suggesting that the decision relates strongly to lifestyle issues. In Australia, a Commission for the Future (1992) study claims many moves to villages are related to declining health, declining access to amenities and friends, increasing worries about home maintenance, and increased crowding in neighbourhoods.…”

Healthcare Use in the Heartland: How Health Care Selection Varies Between Rural, Retirement‐Age Migrants and Long‐Term Residents

“…As a result, some states and rural communities view retirement‐age migration as a potential economic boon, and have designed development programs explicitly to attract retirement‐age migrants (Glasgow ; Glasgow and Reeder ; Reeder ). In fact, many retirement communities use the availability of local health care as a marketing tool to attract rural retirement‐age migrants (Lambert et al ; Loomis, Sorce, and Tyler ). However, previous research has found that rural health care services do not increase significantly with net retirement‐age in‐migration (Lambert et al ).…”