Abstract
This study investigated the challenges of retirement on parents in Aboh
Mbaise L.G.A. of Imo State. Specifically it identified challenges retirees face
and strategies for coping with those challenges. The population of the study
was 1,121 registered retirees as the sample of the study was 375 retirees which
comprised 200 male retirees and 175 female retirees from Fifteen (15)
communities selected out of the thirty (33) communities. The instrument for
data collection was a questionnaire. Data was analysed using the mean.
Findings reveal 25 challenges confronting the retirees including; insufficient
financial, resources, problem of securing residential accommodation, poor
social-economic status, difficult health and challenges of declining health and
domestic violence. Other findings are 15 coping strategies which include
learning a moderate life style, involvement in religious activities and
socialization. Based on the findings the study concludes that Government
should ensure that retirees are incorporated in the health insurances, pensions
and gratuity should always be paid as and when due and that adequate
housing scheme are provided for the workers while they are still in active
service.