Seven weeks into overseas travel funded by my Churchill Fellowship, I’m currently journeying through California and Oregon to explore how communal-oriented housing initiatives – such as housing cooperatives, cohousing, ecovillages, tiny home villages and permanent supported housing – can build social cohesion, with a special interest in intergenerational communities. My time has overlapped with a… Read More
How did a retired pediatrician become a real estate developer? Crow Woods, our new Seattle cohousing community, is a dream come true for me. It is a winding path that got me here. “Martha’s here, let’s eat!” My sister had arrived for dinner, a casserole of vegetables from our garden, yogurt (homemade in the cupboard… Read More
In November 2023, AARP published an article called “Celebrating What’s Right With Aging: Inside the Minds of Super Agers.” Why do some people in their 80s and 90s show little decline in their cognitive abilities, while many of us struggle with slower memory, and others slide into dementia? The following article paraphrases some portions of… Read More
In today’s world, many people are searching for connection amidst an increasingly isolated society. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey, 1 in 8 people feel lonely “always” or “usually,” and nearly a quarter of younger people (ages 18 to 29) report feeling lonely regularly. This rise in loneliness, which the U.S. Surgeon… Read More
Community Profile by Raines Cohen, CohoUS Seniors in Cohousing committee As senior cohousing neighborhoods take shape around the country, let’s take a peek at one established this year: Hager Homestead, the first in New England. This “55+” community, with many members moved in and one home left to sell, is in Littleton, Massachusetts, 25 miles… Read More
In a world increasingly characterized by isolation and disconnection, Burns Village & Farm in Burns, Tennessee is poised to stand as a beacon of neighborliness and connection. This emerging Cohousing community is more than just a collection of homes; it’s a revolutionary approach to living that seeks to counteract the loneliness epidemic and foster close-knit… Read More
The National Cohousing Conference held in Denver Aug. 2–4 gave seniors in cohousing a higher profile than previous conferences, thanks to our new Seniors in Cohousing Committee. The committee presented three sessions exploring different aspects of seniors in cohousing. It also hosted an early morning “Coffee & Donuts Meet & Greet” that attracted a nice… Read More
Hot on the heels of great aging-in-community conversations, sessions and connections at last month’s National Cohousing Conference in Denver, I recently had the opportunity to participatein “Summer School,” an in-person summit in Montreal. It was called together by This ChairRocks author Ashton Applewhite and her co-creators of the Old School anti-ageism resource center. I found it an… Read More
The anticipation has been building, and we’re now just a month away from Coho US’s 2024 National Cohousing Conference, “Rooted in Belonging.” This year’s conference takes place in Denver, CO, at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. The main conference is the weekend of Aug. 2–4, with pre-conference intensives and tours starting Thursday, Aug. 1…. Read More
One of the challenges of making community living work is being able to truly listen to one another and to express one’s own voice. Quimper Village, a senior cohousing community in Port Townsend, WA, uses a sociocracy-based technique called rounds. Think of going around a circle with everyone saying what they think or feel, one… Read More
Every spring CohoUS sponsors a cohousing open house weekend when many communities around the country open their doors to the curious. This year the dates are May 4–5, coming right up. For many communities, this may be the first time they’ve held an in-person open house since before the pandemic. Some are offering virtual open… Read More
Heartwood Cohousing is nestled in the San Juan Mountains in Southwest Colorado. We’re an established community of 24 homes (move in was in 2000). In general, homes are hard to come by at Heartwood, but we’re adding a long-planned-for “Phase 2” with 14 new homes in 2025. This is a unique opportunity to get the… Read More
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