Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: [C-L]Aging In Place In Cohousing

[kshute1 (kshute1]

Hi Caren
Your mail made struck a cord with me personally. I have done a fair amount 
of elder care as a granddaughter of someone with Alzheimer's, had a father 
with severe heart problems and now have an aunt with congestive heart 
failure. I often think about what aging in place really means, not just the 
romantic piece of it either. Our community is busy with the getting built part 
of the process. However,  I am trying to get a discussion going in our own 
community. I have appreciated some of the ideas already thrown out there.

I hear the part about assuming the person who needs the special care goes 
along long with being cared for, and that is not always the case. However, I 
am not sure what the solution.  When caring for my grandmother I felt I had 
to do many things she did not want to keep her safe and at home. I often feel 
frustrated about how we as a society treat our elders. 

If we come up with any fabulous solutions I will let you know.

Kim Shute, MosaicCommons, Berlin, MA
www.mosaic-commons.org