Anticipating Relocation: Concerns About Moving Among NORC Residents

Most older adults prefer to live at home as long as possible, requiring supports and services to help them age in place. This study examines the relocation concerns of a group of older adults in a suburban naturally-occurring retirement community (NORC). Twenty-six percent of the 324 residents inter...

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Published in:Journal of gerontological social work 2007-01, Vol.49 (1-2), p.165-184
Main Authors: Carpenter, Brian D., Edwards, Dorothy F., Pickard, Joseph G., Palmer, Janice L., Stark, Susan, Neufeld, Peggy S., Morrowhowell, Nancy, Perkinson, Margaret A., Morris, John C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Elderly
Elderly people
Female
Homes for the Aged
Housing
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Male
Missouri
NORC
Older people
Population Dynamics
Relocation
Retirement Communities
Social policy
Social support
Social work
Stress, Psychological
Suburban areas
United States
Urban Population
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Summary:Most older adults prefer to live at home as long as possible, requiring supports and services to help them age in place. This study examines the relocation concerns of a group of older adults in a suburban naturally-occurring retirement community (NORC). Twenty-six percent of the 324 residents interviewed expressed concern about having to move in the next few years. Residents who were worried differed from those who did not worry on a number of demographic and biopsychosocial characteristics. Overall, residents present a profile of vulnerability that calls for preemptive action to help them stay in their homes. A NORC is an ideal setting in which to provide supportive services.
ISSN:0163-4372
1540-4048
DOI:10.1300/J083v49n01_10