The Nancys were friends for years, part of a birthday group, and when one Nancy was ready to retire asked, "Who is ready to share a house with me?" The other Nancy said, "I am." The "two …
Social Isolation Makes the News
The study “Social Isolation, Loneliness, And All-Cause Mortality In Older Men And Women” (April 9, 2013) concluded that the condition of being socially isolated is a cause of premature death. The …
More “Golden Girls”
Nothing like a catchy phrase to get attention. And the idea of women of retirement age living together is getting more attention. Seniors sharing housing is a movement on the rise. A Coming …
Hopscotch and the Art of Making Friends
Hopscotch. We played the game every day after school. We played it on the sidewalks and in the playgrounds outside the eighteen-floor brick building that was our home in Brooklyn, New York. We played …
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A Home-Mate Is Not A Caretaker (But Can Make a Difference)
Sharon (not her real name) left her community of twenty-five years to move 1500 miles to a new town, new state, and different culture ( New England vs. Texas) because her daughter insisted on …
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The Resistance of Older Householders
There is a resistance in older householders to the idea of sharing housing, even though there are many benefits to sharing housing as a senior. In part this is a generational difference. The …
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