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Baker, Beth, 1951-
Subjects
Older people -- Health and hygiene -- United States.
Older people -- Housing -- United States.
Retirement communities -- Health aspects.
Intergenerational relations -- United States.
Communal living -- United States.
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With a little help f...
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With a little help from our friends : creating community as we grow older / Beth Baker.
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Baker, Beth, 1951-
Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, 2014.
Subjects
Older people -- Health and hygiene -- United States.
Older people -- Housing -- United States.
Retirement communities -- Health aspects.
Intergenerational relations -- United States.
Communal living -- United States.
ISBN:
9780826519870 (hardback)
0826519873 (hardback)
9780826519887 (paperback)
0826519881 (paperback)
Description:
x, 240 pages ; 23 cm
Contents:
Prologue : the oncoming train -- Part I: A time like no other. The end of denial : taking charge of how we live -- Interdependence : reconsidering "aging in place" -- Part II: A wealth of options. The village : neighbors helping neighbors -- Cohousing : creating community from the ground up -- Cooperatives : living affordably -- NORCs : retiring naturally -- Community without walls : weaving a web of friendship -- Generations of hope : living well by doing good -- Affinity groups : settling with your tribe -- Housesharing : finding companionship with friends, or strangers -- The new family : balancing togetherness and privacy -- Part III: Getting from here to there. Design for life : building homes and neighborhoods that serve us -- How will we pay? : planning for the unknown -- Who will help us? : advocating for direct care workers -- Is there a robot in your future? : accepting non-human help -- "What if?" : mapping our plan B.
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""This book tells the story of ordinary people organizing innovative ways to live as they approach retirement, options that ensure they are surrounded by a circle of friends, family, and neighbors"--Provided by publisher"--
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Hawaii State Library
Social Science & Philosophy
362.16 Ba
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Lihue Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
362.16 Baker
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