Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Subsidizing a health care provider on site - dose itattract the already frail?

[Moorman Robertson (fmrjhr]

My husband and I just recently signed up for the Cohousing-L email. I am so 
glad these two e-mails arrived today. My vision since I was a child was for 
folks whether they were able bodied or not, to have the opportunity to live in 
a neighborhood community without being  shut off somewhere isolated from 
regular everyday social interaction.  There are plenty of people with varying 
levels of "health care support" needs who can begin to participate or (should 
circumstances change) continue to participate  in a more "normalized " living 
environment. Providing as much as possible of needed medical &/or social 
supports for "members of a community" is to me as integral a component of 
community as shared meals, environmental values, etc, whether in a Co-housing, 
elder-housing, or some combination so folks can age in place.   Our health care 
system isn't likely to be straightened our to a great degree any time too soon. 
I hope we as individuals &/or as neighbors can contribute to making a 
substantial improvement in the quality of life for others and along the way for 
ourselves by learning about and providing preventative and daily support.  I 
live in a rural area, I see the need is here as it was when I lived in town.

I also wonder if if this is a topic @ the 2006 Cohousing Conf. in Chapel Hill, 
NC in July. ???



----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Martin Sheehy<mailto:martinsheehy [at] yahoo.com> 
  To: advocate [at] philanthropynow.com<mailto:advocate [at] 
philanthropynow.com> ; Cohousing-L<mailto:cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 12:59 PM
  Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Subsidizing a health care provider on site - dose 
itattract the already frail?


  Funnily enough, as a retiring ( no!, not shy) physician I had advanced this 
concept to CoHo USA. I had even gone further: " American Medicine: Unhealthy at 
ANY Cost " ( my blog on Google) clearly points out that CoHousing is an 
excellent milieu for piloting a healthCARE delivery system that truly meets the 
needs of the communities---elderly and not-so-elderly, as all are underserved 
by the current health"care" ' system '.
    Even affording some healthcare providers some use of the Common House, 
eiither to remain onsite, in community, lodge ( at least part-time) to meet the 
needs of the frailer members of some communities would not only be ' cutting 
edge ' but surely better than the alternative, high-cost, low-quality ' system 
' which is our now.
     
    Would love some further discussion on this.
    (Dr.) Marty Sheehy ( M.D., MBA)
  Charles Maclean <advocate [at] philanthropynow.com<mailto:advocate [at] 
philanthropynow.com>> wrote:
    
  Fellow Cohousers,

  Heard somewhere that some communities may be buying a studio, leasing it to
  a health care provider at a reduced rate and having the professional provide
  some basic services in prevention and daily support to those aging in place
  and all to residents. 

  Was asked by a fellow community member if providing that health care support
  would attract more people who were already frail? 

  Anyone have experience with this option and the pros and cons?

  Thanks,

  Charles Maclean
  Charles.maclean [at] trillium-hollow.org<mailto:Charles.maclean [at] 
trillium-hollow.org>



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