Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: seniors in cohousing

[Fred-List manager (fholson]

Craig Mosher <craig.r.mosher [at] gmail.com>
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Raines, sorry I missed the Q&A yesterday. They are held on the 20th of each
month? Is that right? Not on the same day of the week each month? I'll try
to join in next times.

Here at Prairie Hill, Iowa City Cohousing, we are talking about how to care
for ourselves in our homes AND about how to get all the work done. We have
a multi-generational community of 55 or so and just finished construction
two years ago. Raines, you've been here!
We're setting up a new "Mutual Support" circle to work on coordinating
support services for folks who need in-home health care, etc. And we're
talking to the Visiting Nurses Assoc. and Hospice re how to coordinate
their services with other services.
As we help people stay in their homes longer, they will be less able to
help weed the prairie grass and gardens, shovel snow, mow lawns, etc. Do we
have to raise our dues and hire people to help? We occasionally hire repair
services as needed now.
Is the work requirement making our units harder to sell as some believe? We
sometimes have trouble getting enough volunteers to plant and weed native
shrubs/trees, organize and staff our annual neighborhood Jamboree (that
we're dropping), etc.
Thoughts?
Craig

--
Craig R. Mosher, Ph.D., LMSW
Resilient Sustainable Community Developer
Johnson Clean Energy District and Iowa City Cohousing
115 Prairie Hill Lane
Iowa City IA 52246
(he/him)
Mobile: 563-380-5854