Everyone lives in a different way, and some people prefer to live alone, but there are major benefits to living with a home-mate! If you’re on the fence, or unsure if shared housing is the right move …
Sweet Surprise in Discovering Shared Housing
“It’s a sweet surprise to me,” says Janet about living with Kathleen as home-mates. It made sense to her to share housing for practical reason, but she was surprised by the other benefits of sharing …
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How She Left Silence and Discovered Freedom
“I didn’t like the silence,” said Janet explaining how she ended up choosing a life of shared housing. At the time, she was living alone after the divorce in the house of her twenty-five year …
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How the Nancys Retired
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 Nancys" …
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 …
Don’t Get Hooked by a Con Artist
Getting hooked by a con artist is all too common. Elderly people who are home alone are especially vulnerable. Remember if you're searching for a housemate to learn how to find a good housemate and …
