Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Guest Rooms for Caregivers

[Ann Zabaldo (zabaldo]

Hello Kay -- 

Why did you decide not to build guest rooms?  

Thanks!

Sent from my iPhone

> On Aug 8, 2014, at 1:59 PM, "Kay Wilson Fisk" <kwilsonfisk [at] comcast.net> 
> wrote:
> 
> 
> We decided not to build any guest rooms, but we have two families
> who are happy to have community guests stay in their personal
> guest rooms as long as it fits into their schedules. 
> 
> We have one elderly resident who has a three bedroom apartment.
> Until recently she had a caregiver who stayed in one of her
> upstairs bedrooms. After a recent downturn in her health, the
> caregiver moved out, and she has hospice caregivers that come to
> her home. It seems to be an ideal situation. She is very happy to
> be in her own home, and seems to be doing very well.
> 
> Kay
> Meadow Wood Cohousing
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
>> As a writer with a new book on alternative ways to age in
> community (including cohousing), I get many questions at my book
> talks about what happens if people need more support and help as
> they grow old.  Do they just have to move all over again?  I'd
> love to hear from any community that is using their guest rooms
> for caregivers and how that's working.  
> 
> 
> 
> 
> _________________________________________________________________
> Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at:
> http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/
> 
>