Cohousing for Seniors

Seniors make up a big part of many intergenerational cohousing communities like ours. That’s because cohousing offers a lot of benefits for seniors that are hard to find elsewhere. These include:

  • The opportunity to spend time with a whole community of friends without having to leave your home.
  • A good standard of living at a lower monthly cost because you share common living expenses.
  • An “extended family” that watches out for everyone—from youngest to the oldest.
  • The ability to enjoy more time with younger generations, including kids.
  • A wide opportunity for social outings with people of all ages.

Ultimately, anecdotal evidence from hundreds of communities around the world suggests that cohousing helps you live independently on your own longer versus staying in a traditional housing set-up.

The facts are clear: cohousing can be very good to people in their older years.

Gord, a founding member of Compass, shares his love of cohousing for seniors.

Cohousing offers a place to age gracefully and supportively.

It’s a chance to remain independent for as long as I can and longer than if I stayed in my big house and property.

I still have the privacy of my residence and the benefit of community.

For me, there is really no downside to cohousing for seniors.

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