I have friend who owns a fourth-floor apartment in New York City. It’s a walk up. She lives alone. She’s been there for thirty years and is now in her seventies. It’s a great apartment, with access to …
Moving In With Them Saved My Life
This is a story about welcoming change. As Joanne says, "Moving in with them saved my life." This story illustrates the many benefits for seniors sharing housing. Joanne, now in her early sixties, …
Letting Go of Good Housemates
Letting go of a good housemate is a sad thing. But it happens. For a good percentage of my adult life I've lived in a shared housing environment--platonic and romantic--where in all cases it didn't …
Considering Moving
Moving, they say, is one of life's stressors. As we get older it doesn't quite have the excitement that it did in our twenties and thirties. Then there's this innocent feeling of excitement about …
