Changing Places: An exploration of factors influencing the move of older people from retirement villages to residential aged care

Retirement villages are one living option for older people. As Australia's population ages, it is expected that there will be an increase in the percentage of older people making a lifestyle choice to live in a retirement village. The study had two broad aims, each with associated objectives:
1. To provide a detailed account and understanding of factors that influence the move of older people living in retirement villages into residential aged care facilities, the way in which the subsequent search and selection process for a residential aged care facility is undertaken, and the effect of this process itself on the older people and their families.
2. To thereby gain understandings and insights into the decision-making and the factors involved in order to enhance the health and wellbeing of older people.