One of the biggest risks as people age and enter retirement is the risk of isolation. Boomers need to be mindful about the outcome of a a grief and loss process. This is something that is considered to be complex and doesn't happen automatically. What is it that makes people thrive or die moving into a retirement village/retirement home? Boomers are entering the next stage of their lives which is retirement. They enter a period of personal confusion and even disorientation. It’s a fact that Baby Boomers are described as a very hard-working generation and often have been defined by their careers. Understand how connections really matter to Boomers, how maintaining relationships are of the utmost importance. Keeping in touch with family and friends. They are degrees of closeness - Boomers can choose the degree of closeness. How to maintain connections and make new ones?