‘We Need Each Other': Seniors Are Drawn to New Housing Arrangements


Arrangements like home-sharing, co-housing, and the village movement are often associate with younger crowds, but older Americans are exploring alternative housing arrangements as well as they aim to decrease the isolation that can come with aging, as well as high costs and limited options. However, it can be difficult to scale solutions that have worked and, even when expanded, these programs are still too small to solve the broader affordable housing crisis for seniors and the rest of the American population.

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