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 …
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 …
Continue Reading about Housemates Matching—How it Works for Norma →
Barriers to Shared Housing
There are real barriers to shared housing. Very few people want to move. It takes energy, and change is disruptive. You need to follow a good selection process to do it well. It is much easier to stay …
Remember “POSSLQ?” Now it’s POSSSLQ!
POSSSLQ is the phrase that Sharon and Deb use for their relationship. When they got in touch with me and I read their booklet, POSSSLQ: ELDERS LIVING OUTSIDE THE BOX, I was deeply gratified and …
Continue Reading about Remember “POSSLQ?” Now it’s POSSSLQ! →
Sweet Surprise in Discovering Shared Housing
“It’s a sweet surprise to me,” says Janet about living with Kathleen as home-mates. How It Happened Kathleen and Janet were already friends. They met when Janet was Kathleen’s Episcopal priest, and …
Continue Reading about Sweet Surprise in Discovering Shared Housing →
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 …
Continue Reading about How She Left Silence and Discovered Freedom →