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Senior cohousing communities
— an alternative approach for the UK? | | Author(s) | Maria Brenton |
| Corporate Author | UK Co-Housing Network; Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF |
| Publisher | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF, York, January 2013 |
| Pages | 21 pp (JRF programme paper: a Better Life) (Ref: 2784) |
| Source | (http://www.jrf.org.uk/publications/senior-cohousin... Joseph Rowntree Foundation, The Homestead, 40 Water End, York YO30 6WP. Weblink: www.jrf.org.uk/better-life |
| Keywords | Independent housing ; Warden serviced dwellings ; Living with others ; Projects. |
| Annotation | Is cohousing an option for older people? This paper outlines its potential and benefits at a time when the typical housing 'menu' available to older people is still very limited. Support often amounts to domiciliary care (until needs become too intensive), followed by sheltered or extra care housing (if available locally) and/or a place in a care home. This paper draws on successful cohousing examples from Germany, Denmark and The Netherlands, and outlines the growing movement in the USA. The report also draws on discussions at two events in Spring 2012. The first, in York, brought together people aged over 50, mainly from existing or recently formed groups interested in cohousing. The second, in Dunfermline, included representatives of local authorities and housing associations with people aged over 50. The aim of both events was to consider the lessons to be drawn from the UK and abroad in developing the Senior Cohousing Community as a model. This paper is part of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) Better Life research programme, which examines what needs to change so that older people, especially those with high support needs, can have 'a better life'. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130125202 A |
| Classmark | KL: KLM: KA: 3E |
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