Types of Elderly Residential Mobility and Their Determinants

Speare, Alden; Meyer, Judith W.

doi:10.1093/geronj/43.3.s74

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“…Those anticipating or experiencing such problems may move to adjust their housing to a lower cost, more manageable dwelling with easier access to services and kin (Friedrich & Warnes, 2000;Longino et al, 1991;Speare & Meyer, 1988). This second assistance move may involve either short-distance or return migration into smaller, shared, or rental housing (Warnes, 1992a).…”

Section: Late Life Course Migration Modelmentioning

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Late life second move housing choices of international retiree migrants

Gibler

Casado-Díaz²,

Casado-Díaz³

et al. 2009

International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis

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Purpose: Many international retirement migrants are amenity movers undertaking the first move in the late life course model of migration. The purpose of this research is to examine second moves within the retirement destination community to determine whether the model of late life course migration accurately portrays the motivations and housing choices local movers make after retiring to another country.Design/methodology/approach: The paper combination of secondary data and survey results to examine the composition of the retiree migrant population in the Alicante province of Spain.The socioeconomic characteristics and housing choices of those who have made a second move since retiring to Spain are compared with those who have not moved through a series of t-tests and Chi-square tests. Findings:Those who have made a second move within Spain are somewhat typical of second movers in the late life course. They are likely to cite mobility or health problems as a reason for moving and appear to recognize the need for a home that provides living area on one floor. Yet they are choosing to move within an area that does not provide them with access to informal family care givers. Research limitations/implications:The data is restricted to retirees of two nationalities in one province of Spain. Further research is suggested in other locations and with retirees of other nationalities for comparison. Practical implications:Because many international retirees do not plan to return to their countries of origin, they will create demand for formal in-home care services and supportive retiree housing in the near future in their retirement destination countries.2 Originality/value: This paper provides understanding of a growing consumer housing segment in retirement destinations.

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Section: Late Life Course Migration Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

Late life second move housing choices of international retiree migrants

Gibler

Casado-Díaz²,

Casado-Díaz³

et al. 2009

International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis

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“…For the US, analysis of reasons for moving using the Annual Housing Surveys demonstrates that retirement as a main reason for moving peaks for the pre-elderly age group (55-64) and then declines, while kinship-based moves increase steadily with age. While the top reasons for elderly moves include climate, family and retirement, the pre-elderly are unique in citing a strong mix of job-and retirement-related reasons for moving (Long, 1988;Speare and Meyer, 1988) 3 . Like individuals, places change too.…”

Section: Migration In Later Lifementioning

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Migration and the life course: is there a retirement transition?

Bures

1997

Int. J. Popul. Geogr.

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“…Perhaps because this move is made by physically healthy retirees, health variables are typically omitted from the analysis. However, Speare and Meyer (1988) conclude that some elderly move in anticipation of future care needs. Empirical evidence suggests that this move, if it occurs, usually occurs close to the age of retirement (e.g., 65 years old).…”

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Can Health Care Services Attract Retirees And Contribute to the Economic Sustainability of Rural Places?

Oehmke

Tsukamoto

Post

2007

Agric. resour. econ. rev.

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The search for engines to power rural economic growth has gone beyond the traditional boundaries of the food and fiber sector to industries such as tourism and to schemes such as attracting metropolitan workers to commuter communities with rural amenities. A group that has been somewhat overlooked is retirees, who may wish to trade in urban or suburban lifestyles for a more peaceful rural retirement. An industry that has been neglected is the health care industry, which is the most rapidly growing industry nationally and of particular interest to retirees and aging populations. This paper examines the importance of rural health care services in attracting migrants age 65+ to rural counties in Michigan. Results indicate that the number of health care workers has a positive effect on net in-migration, and that this effect is large and statistically significant for the 70+ age group. Implications for rural development strategies are discussed. Key Words: elder migration, health care, rural developmentIn recent years the search for an economically sustainable basis for rural communities has moved away from reliance on traditional agriculture or resource extraction as the primary engine of economic growth, or even sustainability. 1 Robinson, Lyson, and Christy (2002) argue that globalization increases the difficulty of creating an economically viable rural community based on traditional agriculture and markets. Barkley and Wilson (1992) examine alternative agriculture (including value added) as an engine of rural economic growth, but find that the possibilities for income and employment generation are limited. Kim, Marcouiller, and Deller (2005) emphasize that many of the resources that provide the basis for extractive industries also serve as rural ameniJames Oehmke and Satoshi Tsukamoto are Professor and Ph.D. Student in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. Lori Post is Assistant Professor in the Department of Telecommunications, Information Studies and Media, and Assistant Dean of the College of Communication Arts and Sciences, also at Michigan State University 1 Meaningful definitions of rural sustainability are diverse (Gold 1999). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2007) defines sustainability as generating a high level of economic prosperity while protecting natural systems. A common thread among the definitions is that meaningful employment is a necessary condition for economic sustainability, and we focus on employment in our discussion.ties-for example, forests. A literature is emerging on amenity-based rural sustainability (e.g., Che 2003, Bukenya, Gebremedhin, and Shaeffer 2003, Nzaku and Bukenya 2005. Complementary to this literature are investigations into how rural amenities can attract migrants to the area. For example, Renkow (2003) suggests that the emergence of a labor force choosing to live in rural areas to take advantage of rural amenities and commuting to metropolitan jobs can have positive effects on rural economies. Goetz a...

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Types of Elderly Residential Mobility and Their Determinants

Cited by 87 publications

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Late life second move housing choices of international retiree migrants

Late life second move housing choices of international retiree migrants

Migration and the life course: is there a retirement transition?

Can Health Care Services Attract Retirees And Contribute to the Economic Sustainability of Rural Places?

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