RETIRING TO GOA
 

We are a couple from London thinking of retiring to Goa. I am over 60 and partner over 55. We are concerned about facilities for retirement care should one of us eventually need this ie nursing home care for just the elderly and nursing home care for dementia patients. I mention dementia as both of us had fathers with this disease. If anyone has any info on this subject it would really be appreciated, together with approximate costs. It seems within the next 10 years or so NHS full time care will be out of the question, hence we are looking at India. Also, I imagine the quality of care would be better than the UK in any event. Any help or direction towards help would be greatly appreciated.

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Welcome Foxilady to BE. Retirement in Goa was a dream for many of us, but it was not to be unless we were married to an Indian or of Indian decent You can only obtain a visa for 180 days and have to leave India for 2 months.

If you are not a PIO/OCI please do not even think about purchasing in Goa (read Buyer Beware).

Perhaps you could tell us a bit more about yourselves, and your status.

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Best Marigold Hotel maybe?


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My partner's dad was born in India, so maybe that would help. We wouldn't be opposed to renting but we wonder what happens when we may get too old to look after ourselves? What is the care like for the elderly who need looking after, perhaps 24x7 in a care home. As I mentioned dementia is a consideration in latter years to come. We loved that movie Marigold Hotel btw.

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In a very few words and sorry about this..Forget it

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Yes it was a documentary.

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In India most very elderly people are looked after at home by relatives. Full time nurses day and night can be employed to help and would be far less expensive than in UK, but one of you would need to be capable of organising this. Or have relatives on hand.

Of course live in helpers are always an option for household work.

There are private care homes springing up in the bigger cities but most are more sheltered housing than full time care.

Charitable care homes for those without home care or are destitute exist. I would have thought they were just for local people.

I don't know about any particular private care homes in Goa maybe others will know.

(You would need to marry your partner in order to stay full time!!!)

I have just seen the above post: Chris is right.

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Documentary?

Like ET and Men in Black?


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We were describing the plot of 'Total Recall' to my FIL, at the end he asked, "Is it a true story like?"

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wtf?

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I am suggesting that the NHS is probably not as bad and India not as good as portrayed in a light-hearted film.

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You have to experience both and I have. I would say the Healthcare, although private but reasonably priced, is far better in India. I would much rather go and see my doctor here and have major surgery here than in the UK. They are really wonderful. Private hospitalisation insurance costs 120 pounds a year for a couple.

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TU Chris that is most helpful to know, so cheap for private cover. When I go in November I shall make a point of trying to investigate care for the elderly ie care/nursing home situations.
I wouldn't dream of comparing my serious enquiry with a movie! weird!

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Sorry, not on my own patch here ;) but this thread caught my eye as I continually mull over the "long term retirement" questions that we must all have, especially if you're living in a country where you haven't got any relatives.

Just wondering if there's any kind of expat support group to help in Goa? I've just set one up in Penang (Malaysia) as a kind of extra layer of support. I have close friends here who I know I can rely on in an emergency situation, but it's good to have some extra support if needed, to share the load: hospital visits, or just someone to chat with. Some friends in Malta said they have a support group there too. Just an idea.

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For foreigners?

In a good quality hospital without your spouse/family remaining at your side?

And they actually pay out?


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