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Last week, I attended the Aging Better Together Cohousing Conference in Salt Lake City. Before the meeting, my knowledge and understanding of it was vague. The concept sounded intriguing and I looked forward to learning more. My assumptions of cohousing looked a lot like a senior independent living place that used a trendy name.Initially, the… Read More

[Part of the Session “How to Grow a Senior Cohousing Community,” presented at the Aging Better Together Cohousing Conference, May 2016 in Salt Lake City.] Pat and David have told you the story of how Quimper Village was imagined, initiated and marketed. David will tell you it is a whole lot easier to market the… Read More

“This is the only place this conversation, about aging with support in community, is happening. Right here.” – Katie McCamant, CoHousing Solutions at the Aging Better Together Conference, May 2016 Indeed, the Aging Better Together Conference took the bull by the horns in addressing how cohousing can empower seniors to age successfully – and have… Read More

Wolf Creek Lodge shares about 2 acres of open space with our neighbors. Much of this open space is forested and, like other California forests, has become overgrown after years of fire suppression. Combined with several years of drought, this can result in unhealthy trees as too many trees compete for water, air and sunlight…. Read More

[A repost from Peter Lazar’s blog at http://www.emersoncommons.org/blog ] I’m writing this at 34,000 on my flight to the 2016 Aging in Place conference hosted by Coho/US in Salt Lake City. I like in-flight wi-fi ! , but I digress… The topic of Aging in Place got me thinking about the benefits of living in… Read More

What are intergenerational co-housing communities and advocacy groups doing to attract and retain members who don’t fit the common (middle aged, middle class, white, heterosexual) co-housing profile? In this article Queer, Person of Color, or Low-Income; Is Cohousing Possible for Me?, Cynthia Dettman shares her perspective and some options to consider. Cynthia also asks that… Read More

Attached and available for download are Coho/US packages seeking FNMA and FHA-HUD support. We encourage readers to use this package if helpful; for example, cohousing groups seeking financing and may want to share with banks; communities may want to share the “state of cohousing” with media. “This very professional program and package directed to our… Read More

Californians had a lot of choices for where to visit last Saturday the 30th for Cohousing Open House Day. From Arcata to L.A. to the Bay and Sierra Foothills in-between, 19 communities participated – more than any other state (though you came close, Massachusetts). I had the treat of touring Muir Commons in Davis, and… Read More

Visit our Facebook Open House Event page for pictures and stories! It was like a party! I was an informal greeter and met so many interesting and lively people. Maybe this response is a nice indication that our society is beginning to think realistically and creatively about housing. ST, Acequia Jardin (Albuquerque) It gave us… Read More

Lifespan Home Modifications was founded 15 years ago in the state with the fastest aging population per capita and no retirement communities: Alaska. Like the rest of the country, residents assumed they would retire and remain in the same home and community where they raised their families. But as the stark realities of Aging in… Read More

[Editor’s Note: Great for ribbon cutting Kudos!] Germantown Commons in Nashville Tennessee held a Weekend Celebration April 29-30. Friday was the ribbon cutting for the completion of the common house and project and Saturday a celebration nationally with the National Cohousing Open House Day. Several hundred people attended the two days of events. Bryan Bowen… Read More