Retirement is a potentially dramatic life transition in later adulthood as it indicates that the
individual just begins to be old. It is usually associated with many physical, psychological and social
changes. Retirement satisfaction is extremely influenced by availability of convenient resources.
Objective: The aim of the study is to determine factors affecting postretirement satisfaction of
community-dwelling older adults. Setting: The current study executed in at outpatient clinics of two
hospitals; Gamal Abdel-Nasser and Farouk hospitals in Alexandria. Subjects: Participants eligible
for inclusion in the study were 210 retirees of 60 to 85 years of age, retired from full-time paid work,
and able to communicate effectively. Tools: Three tools were used for data collection; Sociodemographic
and clinical structured interview schedule, Retirement Satisfaction Inventory and
Retirement Resources Inventory. Results: The result of existing study showed that 49.0% of the studied
sample expressed low satisfaction level with the current life circumstances post – retirement and
68.1% of them had low overall retirement resources. Conclusion: High satisfaction level is
significantly correlated to the high level of global resources. The most rife factors associated with
higher satisfaction degree with life post-retirement were the retirees' age, sex, marital status, level of
education, occupation before retirement, income, absence of chronic illnesses, ability to accomplish
various activities of daily living, and pre-retirement planning. Additional significant relationship was
found between satisfaction of the retired older adults with life and the inclusive domains of their
lifestyle pattern. Recommendations: Constant delineation and application of pre-retirement planning
programs should be done. All variables that contribute to post-retirement satisfaction; particularly
supported retirement resources; should be assessed continuously during retirement experience period.