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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     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.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Baker, Beth, 1951-       by title:      With a little help f...         MARC Display

With a little help from our friends : creating community as we grow older / Beth Baker. by 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. Requests:  0 Summary:  ""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"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Social Science & Philosophy 362.16 Ba Checked In Add Copy to MyList Lihue Public Library Adult Nonfiction 362.16 Baker Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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