Home From Home? A Mixed-Methods Study of Relocation Within a Purpose-Built Retirement Community

How do older people describe their sensory experiences of the natural world? A systematic review of the qualitative evidence

“…Once they’re planted out, the garden bit’s done. That’s the way I look at it like” [ 56 ] (p.1787, edits in the original). Woman (Age 78) – “Now I have only a very small garden but have lots of window boxes, large pots and troughs which I look after…specially the troughs at the kitchen window which brighten the day.…”

“…Once they’re planted out, the garden bit’s done. That’s the way I look at it like” [ 56 ] (p.1787, edits in the original).…”

“…Older people’s relationship with the natural environment could be altered by relocation [ 56 ] which could be positive when managing the garden was a challenge and negative when access to green space was lost: Ada Jennings (pre-move) – “I’ll remember the nice space, the nice garden we had. But I won’t really miss the garden because it was too much for me” (p.383).…”

Moving beyond ‘ageing in place’: older people's dislikes about their home and neighbourhood environments as a motive for wishing to move

“…2005). Finally, the focus of most research on the outcomes of relocation in later life has been on the transition to institutional settings (Castle 2001), and the limited evidence available about other types of relocation transitions shows that older people report a more nuanced and complex picture than a simple dualistic reaction of either optimal/positive and detrimental/negative outcomes (Sima et al 2012). Stimson and McCrea's (2004) study of transitions to a retirement village, for example, found that overall residential satisfaction was high amongst those who had moved, and although not conclusive, there is some evidence to suggest that when older people have moved, they are more likely to be satisfied with the state of repair of their new home, suggesting that relocation can bring with it improvements in terms of the immediate living environment (Hillcoat-Nallétamby and Ogg 2009).…”

Voices on Relocation and Aging in Place in Very Old Age--A Complex and Ambivalent Matter

“…By listening to the voices of very old people who live alone in ordinary housing in two European countries, we want to increase our understanding of the decision-making process about aging in place and relocation. This process includes mixed feelings and negotiations about personal health and housing aspects (Sim, Liddle, Bernard, Scharf, & Bartlam, 2012), and the process takes place over a long period of time throughout the aging process (Nygren & Iwarsson, 2009). Even though the home is known to be very important and strongly linked to autonomy and independence, the target population for our study is known to be vulnerable and thus likely to consider a move (Chapman, 2006;Haak, Fänge, Iwarsson, & Dahlin-Ivanoff, 2007;Wahl, Fänge, Oswald, Gitlin, & Iwarsson, 2009).…”