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Residential relocation of amenity migrants to Florida: "unpacking" post-amenity moves
Loren D Lovegreen1, Eva Kahana, Boaz Kahana
1Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. llovegre@sfu.ca
Objective:
This study aimed to unpack characteristics of interstate and intrastate moves undertaken by elderly amenity migrants. The authors examined these moves in the context of Litwak and Longino's life-course typology of migration.
Method:
In an 11-year longitudinal study, the authors examined the first move made by respondents out of a large Florida retirement community where no services were offered. Data from premove and postmove in-person interviews were used.
Results:
This article found five distinct post-amenity move types, reflecting different degrees of dependency: (a) serial amenity moves, (b) positioning moves, (c) informal assistance moves, (d) formal assistance moves, and (e) dependency moves.
Discussion:
Findings of this study not only support Litwak and Longino's migration typology but also elaborate and extend it. Only some older adults (20.4%) make counterstream assistance moves. Additional move types reflect new options for late-life migration to enhance person- environment fit.
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