Cohousing-L Mailing List: cohousing for elderly

[Henk-Andr=?iso-8859-1?Q?=E9 Kroon (ca79]

Dear Sir / Madam,

We are a group of three elderly families (average age 62 and pensioners) =

that would like to start a co-housing project in the Netherlands.

We would like to hear from others who have planned to spend their =

retirement years in a self developed co-housing project and would be =

willing to share their experience with us.

We are particularly interested in:

=80     legal structure of the structure

=80     thoughts about vision and goals of the group (esp. related to balance =

communal vs. individual units / facilities)
        in the discussions that we have had so far there seems to be a spilt on 
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need for privacy and sharing of certain facilities. Most of us have of cour=
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been living in the comfort of private homes for 30 odd years. The thought =

of sharing facilities is a new one and we are interested in the opinion of =

like minded people and their experience.

=80     integration with other generations or strictly over 55

=80     any thoughts on ideal number of project members =


=80     facilities required and requested (esp. in view of old age)

=80     special features of design because of age and possible (future) =

disabilities inhabitants

=80     any experience with designing new project or acquiring existing =

structure / building and renovating / adapting to needs

We can be reached at ca79 [at] solo.pipex.co.za. and from half May 1997 on =

gambit [at] worldaccess.nl

On behalf of the group (no name yet)



Henk Kroon