This handbook is for seniors who embrace the challenges and opportunities of growing old by creating a community of neighbours and friends in shared co-housing. This book describes a supportive, independent future outside of retirement villages and institutions.
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How to make your senior years healthy, safe, social, and stimulating.
| Prologue |
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| Foreword |
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| Acknowledgments |
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xv | |
| Introduction |
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1 | (6) |
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Part One: Introducing Senior Cohousing |
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Taking Charge of the Rest of Your Life |
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7 | (10) |
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Cohousing: An Old Idea --- A Contemporary Approach |
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17 | (16) |
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Senior Cohousing: A Proven Approach --- A New Application |
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33 | (18) |
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Part Two: Senior Cohousing in Denmark: An Inside Look |
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Munksøgard: Strong Roots in Fertile Soil |
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51 | (10) |
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Other Danish Senior Cohousing Communities: Otium, Gimle, Mariendalsvej, Korvetten |
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61 | (22) |
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Part Three: Creating a Senior Cohousing Community |
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Feasibility: Do We Have a Project? |
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83 | (16) |
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Study Group I: Aging Successfully/Aging in Place |
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99 | (38) |
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Study Group II: The Participatory Design Process |
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137 | (44) |
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181 | (22) |
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Part Four: The First Wave --- Pioneering Senior Cohousing in America: The Beginnings of an American Movement |
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203 | (40) |
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Where Do We Go From Here? |
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243 | (12) |
| Appendix A: Anne Glass: Research-Based Results, ``Why Aging in Community?'' |
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255 | (18) |
| Appendix B: Frequently Asked Questions |
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273 | (8) |
| Appendix C: Economic Structures |
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281 | (4) |
| Appendix D: Universal Design |
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285 | (5) |
| Selected Bibliography |
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290 | (2) |
| Index |
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292 | (8) |
| About the Author |
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Charles Durrett is the principal at McCamant & Durrett, a firm that specializes in affordable and community-based multi-family housing and cohousing. He has consulted on or designed over fifty cohousing communities internationally and lives in Nevada City, California. He co-authored the groundbreaking Cohousing with his wife and business partner Kathryn McCamant.
