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CCRC here we come! — reasons for moving to a continuing care retirement community
Author(s)	Lisa Groger, Jennifer Kinney
Journal title	Journal of Housing for the Elderly, vol 20, no 4, 2006
Pages	pp 79-102
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Retirement communities ; House removal ; Social surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	To better understand why people move to continuing care retirement communities (CRCCs), the authors conducted qualitative interviews with 20 older people who were planning on moving into one such facility within 6 months of the interview. The authors describe participants' reasons for moving and their perceptions of the trade-off or anticipated gains and losses inherent in the move. Push factors included desire to plan while still able to do so; optimal timing and being ready for a change; fear of burdening family; burden of home and garden maintenance; own or spouse's failing health; and environmental barriers. Pull factors included attachment to the community; joining friends and neighbours who were moving at the same time; proximity to family; amenities of the CRCC; and the prospect of long-term care in the future. One of the unanticipated findings was that far from considering this as their last move, participants looked forward to a new and exciting phase of life. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-070516208 A
Classmark	ROA: TNH: 3F: 7T
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