Perception, Facilitators and Barriers of the Employed Middle-Aged Population Regarding Prospective Living in a Quality Retirement Home

Older people are a valuable resource for society. The present study was aimed at assessing the perceptions, facilitators and barriers of the employed middle-aged population regarding prospective living in a quality retirement home. A quantitative nonexperimental research approach was selected. A descriptive survey design was used, with 368 employed middle-aged people selected through convenience sampling. The tools used were a personal data sheet, a Likert scale for assessing the perception of employed middle-aged population regarding prospective living in a quality retirement home, and checklists for assessing the facilitators and barriers perceived by the employed middleaged population regarding prospective living in a quality retirement home. Majority of the subjects (80.2%) had neutral perception, the top ranked statement suggested by the subjects as facilitator was, ‘quality retirement home provides physical exercises, diversional or recreational activities’ (91.3%) and the top ranked statement suggested by the subjects as barrier regarding prospective living in a quality retirement home was ‘it is the responsibility of children to care of their parents’ (81.0%). There was a significant association between the perception of the employed middle-aged population regarding prospective living in a quality retirement home with selected variables such as marital status, number of children, educational status, occupation, and monthly family income.