CHARLES DURRETT, THE SENIOR COHOUSING HANDBOOK: A COMMUNITY APPROACH TO INDEPENDENT LIVING

Start: 09/20/2009 4:00 pm

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Street:: Village Books
Additional:: 1200 Eleventh Street
City:: Bellingham
Province:: Washington
Postal Code:: 98225
Country:: United States

With over 10,000 Americans turning 50 every day, the fastest growing segment of the housing industry is 50+. This growing population of baby boomers seeks housing solutions focused on continuing a vibrant, active life, and Durrett’s comprehensive guide to joining or creating a cohousing community offers ideas for making this possible.

A leading cohousing architect, Durrett has won numerous awards, including the United Nations World Habitat Award. Durrett is credited with coining the term “cohousing,” and together with wife and professional partner, Kathryn McCamant, introduced cohousing projects to America and co-authored Cohousing: A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves.

The Senior Cohousing Handbook: A Community Approach to Independent Living (Paperback)

By Charles Durrett, Patch Adams, William H. Thomas

$34.95

ISBN-13: 9780865716117
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Published: New Society Publishers, 5/2009

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"As a Baby Boomer, I've joked for a few years that we'll 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 demographic--the 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 one's life, and today's generation of seniors--the baby boomers--will 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.