Should I've stayed or should I've gone? What residents of continuing care retirement communities and former candidates think and feel one year after their decision: A quantitative longitudinal comparison

Ohad Green, Amber M. Gum, Jennifer Greene, Liat Ayalon, David Chiriboga, Lisa M. Brown

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to compare satisfaction with residence, wellbeing and physical health of continuing care retirement community (CCRC) residents with people who considered enrolling in the same CCRCs but elected not to move. A total of 101 participants were recruited from 13 CCRCs located in multiple cities in the United States of America. A phone interview was conducted with participants three months or less from enrolment and one year later. Compared with those who chose not to move, CCRC residents reported lower satisfaction at baseline, but higher satisfaction at one year. Wellbeing declined from baseline to follow-up for both groups, but was higher in CCRC residents both at baseline and at one year. CCRCs might consider giving new residents a longer cancellation period in order to allow sufficient time for the adjustment process. This, in turn, might both prevent an early departure and affect the decision of potential CCRC residents to move into the community.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)25-42
Number of pages18
JournalAgeing and Society
Volume40
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2020

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Institute for Optimal Ageing.

Publisher Copyright:
© Cambridge University Press 2018.

Keywords

  • adjustment
  • continuing care retirement community
  • institutional care
  • long-term care
  • longitudinal analysis
  • relocation
  • satisfaction
  • subjective-health
  • well-being

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