title: Preparing for the next phase.
authors.affiliation: PriceWaterhouseCoopers Health Care Consulting Practice, Chicago, IL, USA. carolyn.smeltzer@pwcglobal.com
authors.forename: Carolyn N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Smeltzer
authors.forename: Betty L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Paps
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D006740:Hospital Administrators / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008016:Life Change Events; D008875:Middle Aged; D012179:Retirement; D012933:Social Identification