My parents have retired and immigrated to Australia. What problems should we pay attention to?

Australia has a beautiful natural environment, a sound old-age security system and free medical services, which can be said to be a real "paradise for the aged". Many parents immigrated to Australia with their children after retirement. Compared with China, Australia has fresh air, safe food and a much slower pace of life than China. It is inevitable that the elderly will encounter some problems when they leave their hometown where they have lived all their lives and come to a strange country to take root again. Retirees who immigrate to Australia will generally encounter the following three problems.

Language problem

After emigrating, the first thing you encounter is the problem of language and communication. If you don't have a special nanny to take care of you and live in a community surrounded by Australian natives, you may encounter communication problems when you go out shopping. When encountering such problems, many old people will feel isolated and their life circle will become smaller and smaller.

However, some elderly people will actively make some changes, study English hard, establish their own circle of friends in the local area, or learn to communicate with relatives and friends in new ways such as WeChat and computer, and share their hobbies, which not only enriches their immigrant life, but also consolidates their relationship with their original relatives and friends.

Problem of seeing a doctor

Australia has a free medical security system, but there are still some differences between seeing a doctor locally and seeing a doctor at home. Some elderly people may not be used to seeing a doctor locally.

After going to a hospital in Australia, you should see a general practitioner first every time. If you want to see a specialist, you have to write a recommendation letter from a general practitioner, and you can only see a specialist after making an appointment. If the elderly have local medical cards, they don't have to pay to go to public hospitals or see general practitioners, but they have to pay to see specialists. After payment, patients can get a medical subsidy of about 60 Australian dollars from the government.

domestic issue

In Australia, many elderly people will adapt to local life after emigrating. Family members are happy if they are properly handled and have a full life. However, there are also some elderly people who will not be very happy because they have to help their children take care of their children, or because they are in poor health and have insufficient communication with their children and other family members. If the child's partner is a non-China person, it will be more difficult for family members to communicate and understand, and there will be more conflicts.

Under such circumstances, on the one hand, parents need their children's understanding and support, on the other hand, they also need to arrange their own time reasonably, don't put all their lives on the family, develop their own hobbies, take the initiative to go out and communicate with others, and establish their own circle of friends, so that life will gradually be enriched.