For Active Seniors, Cohousing Offers A Cozier Alternative To Downsizing [khn.org]

Alicia Doktor 11/9/174:00 AM

The 5-mile hikes, yoga classes and communal dinners are now routines for the residents at PDX Commons Cohousing in Portland, Ore.

These 39 individuals (about half partnered but largely strangers at first) started forging relationships well before they moved in late this summer to join a trend called cohousing.

“Here, you walk in and know every one of the people and you know them well,” said Steve Fisher, 63, a retired transportation planner who leads the weekly hikes. He and his wife moved from San Jose, Calif., to PDX Commons. “You greet them. They’re your friends. You do stuff with them. It’s the opposite of the isolation you sometimes get in the urban areas.”

[For more on this story by Sharon Jayson, go to https://khn.org/news/for-activ...ative-to-downsizing/]

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