Staying home in her house, but tired of living alone, widow Joyce Daniels decided to share her housing. Bringing companionship into the home is a major benefit of sharing housing. For help she was …
Are the Golden Girls Home-Mates?
“I want a Golden Girls home.” It’s a common refrain about living in shared housing. But what does that really mean? It means that they see the half-hour show of humor, the easy hanging-out at home, …
Shared Housing For Seniors
Shared housing for seniors. It's a way of to live that is simple to say, complex to do, but if done right can make all the difference in the world. It can prolong living at home and in one’s …
Silver Sharers, A New Home-Share Site for 50+
Should it come as a surprise that there are more and more home-sharing sites cropping up for those over 50 years of age? With the abundance of baby boomers, stagnant salaries, and iffy economies that …
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Maggie Kuhn, Advocate for Shared Housing
One of the early advocates of older people for shared housing was Maggie Kuhn. Guest blogger Bella DePaulo wrote about Maggie in her book, How We Live Now: Redefining Home and Family in the 21st …
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Housemates Matching—How it Works for Norma
Norma, now 95, has been living with housemates for ten years. She finds her them through Home Share Now , a matching service based in Barre, Vermont. She knew about home share programs because she had …
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