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From: Jim Snyder-Grant (jimsgnewview.org) | |
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 06:02:55 -0800 (PST) |
There is one book on Senior Cohousing in English, and it's very new: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0945929307/002-0497693-7624856 I'd recommend getting that book, and then contacting Chuck, the author. Many of your questions will be answered in the book, or by contacting people & organizations listed there. One community, moving along quickly (groundbreaking soon!) is www.silversagevillage.com in Boulder, CO -Jim, New View cohousing, Acton MA where our average age is about 50 & going up about 1 year every year. On 2/27/06, ken <gebser [at] speakeasy.net> wrote: > > There's a lot of information of the kind you're seeking on > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC-info/>. Look in the Files and Links > sections. > > hth, > ken > > Nicole Wilde wrote: > > Greetings, > > > > My name is Nicole Wilde and I am new to this listserve - which I am grateful > > to have found. > > > > I have been hired by a local group to begin researching an alternative to > > traditional independent and assisted living facilities in our region (N. > > WI). I have long been aware of co-housing from travels in Europe, and based > > on the culture of our region, is one direction we will seriously explore. > > However, since I have just been hired onto this project, I am at point 0. No > > study circles/community research has been conducted specifically on this > > topic- however many people are involved in sustainable development > > (green/social) study circles at this time and senior housing and access to > > affordable housing has risen as a reoccurring topic - so people are > > organized and there is already discussion is my point - just not focused on > > this topic. > > > > Based on all of your various experiences with co-housing, senior co-housing > > and senior programs, I would like to ask the following: > > > > 1) What books/publications should I be reading as a primer? > > 2) What are the predominant questions I should be asking at this initial > > phase? > > 3) What training should I be attending? > > 4) If you were me, what would be your first steps to begin researching this > > idea? > > 5) What is/are the senior co-housing(s) facilities that is the > > benchmark/standard that I should visit? Names of people who made these > > happen. > > 6) Keeping seniors in their home as long as possible is part of the > > vision/discussion - is this part of the co-housing equation? If yes or no, > > any communities that I should look at that is doing this well. > > 7) Legal/Finances - where can I find legal business model structures and > > financials for successful sustainable co-housing projects. What I am looking > > for here is capital costs, financing (Lenders, investors, and renters: > > equity/debt), operations etc. > > > > Any other advice/ideas are welcome. Obviously there are questions I am not > > thinking of, so feel free to answer those as well. > > > > Thank you very much for your ideas and time. > > > > Warm Regards, > > Nicole Wilde > > nicole [at] wildegrowth.com > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > > http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/ > > > > > > -- > "This world ain't big enough for the both of us," > said the big noema to the little noema. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/ > > > -- Jim Snyder-Grant 18 Half Moon Hill Acton MA 01720 978 266-9409
- Re: Re: CC&Rs, bylaws, etc, (continued)
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Re: Re: CC&Rs, bylaws, etc OCCNG11, February 25 2006
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Advice Nicole Wilde, February 26 2006
- Re: Advice Craig Ragland, February 27 2006
- Re: Advice ken, February 27 2006
- Re: Advice Jim Snyder-Grant, February 28 2006
- Re: Advice Chris ScottHanson, February 28 2006
- Re: Advice Cher Stuewe Portnoff, February 28 2006
- Re: Advice Sharon Villines, February 28 2006
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Advice Nicole Wilde, February 26 2006
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Re: Re: CC&Rs, bylaws, etc OCCNG11, February 25 2006
- Re: Advice Office Manager, March 6 2006
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