Your mother, grandma or aunt doesn’t want to re­treat to a re­tire­ment home? Your uncle, grand­dad or dad fears the solitude of sheltered hous­ing? Please try to un­der­stand their long­ing for joy, so­ci­ab­il­ity and pur­pose. Their move to Italy need not mean a per­man­ent sep­ar­a­tion. Doesn’t every­one need strong fam­ily and friend con­nec­tions? Chil­dren and grown-ups are al­ways wel­come to come along for a week­end or a longer spell to join in our every­day life. This en­ables you to get a sense of what your loved ones hold dear at this later stage in life. It gives fam­ily and friends a chance to ex­plore the local area to­gether and boost those es­sen­tial bonds.