Retirement villages

Abstract

For some older people moving is an important and necessary activity and it makes life easier and more comfortable, provides a less stressful lifestyle and gives people a new lease of life. For others it is deeply distressing, as old ties are broken and a journey into the unknown begins. The point to note is that the efforts of moving are very different for different individuals. There are many types of "retirement villages", some operated by charitable or religious bodies, some by public authorities and some by commercial developers. People wishing to move into such a village generally must be in good health and of a minimum age.