Cohousing-L Mailing List: RE: Senior cohousing / Fardknappen [ was: Conference report wanted

[Fred H Olson (fholson]

Thanks for the reply.  I am aware that there is useful information on the
web that I have not gotten around to (and I presume few others have) 
reading completely (someday...) (Maruja Torres' cohousing thesis for
example - see http://www.tcfreenet.org/~fholson/cohousing/torres.htm ) 
But my theory is that you publicize and make links to them that as many
people as possible will find so that in case they are so inclined they can
pursue them thus maximizing how many people actually do.  Even if a
relatively few people read an item it is presuambly useful to them. 

For the benefit of the list could you define "age-integrated
cohousing for older people"?  I presume it is similar to what I refered
to in my carefully extacted quotes below.

Fred

On Fri, 27 Jun 2003, Forbes Jan wrote:

> ... I'm not sure how relevant my study on "age-integrated
> cohousing for older people would be for Christine.  The report that I
> submitted to meet the requirements of the Churchill Fellowship is at
> churchilltrust.com.au under Fellows Reports/Social Welfare. 

> I strongly believe but can't prove conclusively
> that age-integrated cohousing strongly contributes to ageing well, along the
> lines of George Vaillant's recent book - because it helps people to be more
> open towards others and it increases opportunities for giving to the next
> generation.

Fred had written:
> 
> I guess the main decision is whether you want exclusively senior
> cohousing and what age that means.  Personally I prefer a mix of all ages
> but I know some people have different preferences and both (and
> variations) are possible and acceptable in my opinion (some people think
> all cohousing has to be like their image of it - this is an ongoing
> discussion theme here. )



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