These options included:<\/strong><\/p>\n Remaining in their current home in Didcot, Oxfordshire and waiting to see what happened. Richmond Witney<\/p><\/div>\n Jackie quickly reached a number of conclusions <\/strong><\/p>\n Sheltered housing was not a viable option: Jackie says: \u201cWhile my mother was receptive to the idea of moving to a retirement village, dad was in denial and very anxious. However, he\u2019s a very logical man, so the simplest thing was to present the options to\u00a0dad in a logical way.\u201d<\/p>\n The benefits of moving to a retirement village:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Care is available 24 hours a day. the simplest thing was to present the options to\u00a0dad in a logical way<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Allun Evans, a former police officer, and his wife Pam have now bought a two-bedroom apartment off-plan at Richmond Witney. They will be one of the first residents to move in when the village opens later this year.<\/p>\n Richmond Witney will be the sixth Richmond Retirement Village, which has a seventh one\u00a0opening in autumn next year in Aston-on-Trent in South Derbyshire.<\/p>\n
\nGoing into sheltered housing.
\nMoving to a retirement village with luxurious facilities and a care home on site.<\/p>\n![\"Richmond-witney-3\"](\"http:\/\/newclone.retiremove.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Richmond-witney-3.jpg\")
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\n\u2022 Medical care, especially at night is not available and as her parents grew older this would become increasingly important.
\n\u2022 There were physical problems with the properties she visited; the communal lounge being on the first floor but with no lift.
\n\u2022 People think this move will be their last, but invariably it isn\u2019t due to the lack of medical care provided.
\nStaying in their current home was not an option either:
\n\u2022 Her parents are devoted to one another, so how would they cope\u00a0if one had to go into care and the other was left behind?
\n\u2022 Their home was not well designed if\u00a0either of them\u00a0had mobility problems.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Mum and dad could continue to live together, even if one\u00a0needed to move into the on-site the care home.
\n\u2022 No more worries about household maintenance.
\n\u2022 The new Richmond Village at Witney in Oxfordshire would mean they could stay close to their friends in the area and never have to move again as it has a care home on site.
\n\u2022 The finances added up.
\n\u2022 Jackie\u2019s mother-in-law, Doris, had moved very successfully and happily to Richmond Northampton. <\/p>\n