Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One: The Retirement Move -- 1 From Inland Spas to Seaside Resorts -- 2 The Scale of the Movement to the Coast -- 3 Who are the Movers? -- 4 The Movers' Homes in the Cities and Suburbs -- 5 The Move Itself: Motives and Choices -- Part Two: Life in the Seaside Resorts -- 6 The Retired Population of Bexhill and Clacton -- 7 Family Life and Friends -- 8 In Case of Emergency -- 9 Leisure -- 10 The Financial Position of Retired People -- 11 The Present Retirement Home -- 12 Moving From One Retirement Home to Another -- 13 Satisfaction with the Retirement Move -- Part Three: Some Policy Implications of Retirement Migration -- Introduction to Part Three -- 14 Hospital Facilities in the Retirement Areas -- 15 Housing and Residential Homes: Public Versus Private Provision -- 16 Community Health and Domiciliary Services -- 17 Paying for Services for the Elderly -- Conclusions to Part three -- 18 Retirement to the Seaside: Success or Failure? -- Appendix 1: Supplementary Tables -- Appendix 2: Definitions -- Appendix 3: The Sampling Method and Response -- Appendix 4: Questionnaire -- Appendix 5: List of Resorts Used for Analysis of Local Authority Finance -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.