Re: senior cohousing
From: School of Mathematics, U of MN (depts5.math.umn.edu)
Date: Fri, 2 Sep 94 08:24 CDT
On Fri, 2 Sep 94 00:01 CDT, 
Dennis.McCracken [at] ncal.kaiperm.org  <cohousing-l [at] uci.com> wrote:

>Does any one on the list know of cohousing for seniors, maybe of graduated
>levels of infirmity/ambulation, age spread. I'm thinking of a situation like
>in the movie "Cocoon" :healthy oldsters on the perimeter, less mobile folks
>toward the center. Nice to have a intellectual/spiritual tone too. I have
>heard of a group like this in California run by Quakers but also heard it
>closed down
>
>I'm an aging boomer with a partner who has a chronic illness. Together we have
>lost three parents whose last days were pretty rewarding because they lived in
>close knit family communities. We looked at communes in the sixties, but the
>cohousing alternatives sound even better-- nice mix of autonomy and community.
>Just haven't seen any of the flavor were looking for.
>
>Appreciate any direction,
>Dennis


Dennis,

what flavor are you looking for and, more importantly, what part of the 
country?

Monika Stumpf, Monterey CoHousing-Mpls, dept [at] math.umn.edu

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