Age diversity
From: seniorcohousing (seniorcohousingcox.net)
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 08:08:50 -0800 (PST)
Why are you trying to find young families?  Do you already have some that need 
company?  If not, I suggest going with the senior or elder cohousing model.

Babyboomers are the largest segment of the population.  Most of us are 55 and 
older, but not a whole lot older.  We're vigorous, many of us lived in communal 
households in our misguided youth, we have financial resources and enough of us 
are retired so we can really put in the hours it takes to make a community work.

It's easier to build a community of over 55-ers since many of us are thinking 
about what will happen to us as we age.  It simply isn't true that the whole 
community will either drop dead or get very sick and need a lot of care all at 
once.  Look at any life-care facility, and you'll see that there is a constant 
stream of younger oldsters moving in.  My second cousin lived from the age of 
70 to 96 at a life-care place.  Boy, did she get her money's worth! 

It occurs to me that you may have built units with multiple bedrooms, designed 
for families.  In that case, ignore the above.  But for those of you who are 
still in the planning phases, look at the demographics of your market and build 
for this older crowd.

Nina, getting older every minute.

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