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Retiring to the sun — life as a British retiree abroad
Author(s)	Charles Betty
Journal title	EnvisAGE, no 5, Spring 2006
Publisher	Age Concern Cymru, Spring 2006
Pages	pp 3-7
Source	enquiries@accymru.org.uk
Keywords	Migration ; Retired persons ; Europe ; Spain.
Annotation	The author writes in his capacity as Vice President of Age Care Association, on the Costa del Sol, Spain. This brief article outlines the advantages and pitfalls of retiring to the sun, especially when the rural retreat can turn to something less than ideal as frailty and poor health mark the last years of such retirement. Caring for expatriate older people in Spain is beginning to raise challenges and issues for those choosing to retire there, especially when there are few family members that they left behind. The author wants to see greater cooperation between the care organisations, expatriate social clubs and political councillors, with a remit to investigate and monitor the most productive methods that provide a solution for British retirees; and volunteering amongst the British expatriates community itself should be part of that solution. (KJ).
Accession Number	CPA-060515201 A
Classmark	TN: BB6: 74: 76S *
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