Architect and author Chuck Durrett''s recently released book Senior Cohousing Handbook comes at a time of high interest in greening, sustainable housing and affordable living concerns. Durrett''s 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, 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
Table of Contents
Prologue byWilliamH.Thomas,M.D
Foreword by Patch Adams,M.D
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One: Introducing Senior Cohousing
1. Taking Charge of the Rest of Your Life
2. Cohousing: An Old Idea—A Contemporary Approach
3. Senior Cohousing: A Proven Approach—A New Application
Part Two: Senior Cohousing in Denmark : An Inside Look
4. Munksøgård: Strong Roots in Fertile Soil
5. Other Danish Senior Cohousing Communities: Otium,Gimle,Mariendalsvej, Korvetten
Part Three: Creating a Senior Cohousing Community
6. Feasibility: DoWe Have a Project?
7. Study Group I: Aging Successfully/Aging in Place
8. Study Group II: The Participatory Design Process
9. Study Group III: Policy
Part Four: The First Wave — Pioneering Senior Cohousing in America: The Beginnings of an American Movement
10.The First Wave
11.Where Do We Go From Here?
Appendix A: Anne Glass: Research-Based Results,"Why Aging in Community?"
Appendix B: Frequently Asked Questions
Appendix C: Economic Structures
Appendix D: Universal Design
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Author
