The Senior Cohousing Handbook: A Community Approach to Independent Living 2nd Edition

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How to make your senior years healthy safe social and stimulating. "Architect and author Chuck Durretts recently released book Senior Cohousing Handbook comes at a time of high interest in greening sustainable housing and affordable living concerns. Durretts new book is a comprehensive guide for baby boomers wishing to continue vibrant active lifestyles." - EPR Real Estate News "Make your senior years safe and socially fun with the idea of senior cohousing and a book on the topic that shows how seniors can custom-build their neighborhood to fit their needs. This is housing built by seniors not for them and emphasizes independence and social networking. Any library strong in gerontology or social science and many a general lending library needs this. - James A. Cox The Midwest Book Review "As a Baby Boomer Ive joked for a few years that well all end up living communally again because Social Security will be broke...This is one of the better ways to envision it."-- Sacramento Bee No matter how rich life is in youth and middle age the elder years can bring on increasing isolation and loneliness as social connections lessen especially if friends and family members move away. Senior cohousing fills a niche for this demographicthe healthy educated and proactive adults who want to live in a social and environmentally vibrant community. These seniors are already wanting to ward off the aging process so they are unlikely to want to live in assisted housing. Senior cohousing revolves around custom-built neighborhoods organized by the seniors themselves in order to fit in with their real needs wants and aspirations for health longevity and quality of life. Senior Cohousing is a comprehensive guide to joining or creating a cohousing project written by the US leader in the field. The author deals with all the psychological and logistical aspects of senior cohousing and addresses common concerns fears and misunderstandings. He emphasizes the many positive benefits of cohousing including: Better physical mental emotional and spiritual health Friendships and accessible social contact Safety and security Affordability Shared resources Successful aging requires control of ones life and todays generation of seniorsthe baby boomerswill find that this book holds a compelling vision for their future. Charles Durrett is a principal at McCamant & Durrett in Nevada City California a firm that specializes in affordable cohousing. He co-authored the groundbreaking Cohousing with his wife and business partner Kathryn McCamant.