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

[Patricia Lautner (lautnerp]

To add to the question:  I could imagine that a 55+ community might
consider subsidizing a studio or 1 bedroom apartment to be used for a
permanent live-in home help person.  Does anyone know if there are any
communities doing - or planning to do something like this?

Patti Lautner
JPCohousing - Boston
www.communitasdevelopment.com


On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 3:38 PM, Kathryn McCamant <
kmccamant [at] cohousingpartners.com> wrote:

>
> We use are 2 guest rooms so much (even though we are an multigeneratonal
> community with homes ranging from 2 -4 bedrooms), I can't imagine not
> having them if there was any possible way to get them. We also lived for
> 12 years in the 12-unit Doyle Street Cohousing in Emeryville with smaller
> homes and no guests rooms. We managed, but really missed the guest rooms.
> My parent slept in our living room when they visited. In both communities,
> my neighbors have been willing to share their homes for guests when they
> were away, as we have. I just had 3 siblings and their kids visiting from
> out of town and (because is was early August when many people are away)
> was able to find 3 homes in the community for them to stay in. It was
> really nice to have the space.
>
> Katie
> Nevada City Cohousing
> And previously of Doyle Street Cohousing
> --
> Kathryn McCamant, President, Architect
> CoHousing Partners, LLC
> 241 Commercial Street
> Nevada City, CA 95959
> T.530.478.1970  C.916.798.4755
> www.cohousingpartners.com
>
>
>
>
>
> On 8/8/14 12:23 PM, "Ann Zabaldo" <zabaldo [at] earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> >
> >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.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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