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Prologue by William H. Thomas, M.D. ..............................................................ix Foreword by Patch Adams, M.D.........................................................................xiii Acknowledgments....................................................................................................xv Introduction................................................................................................................1 Part One: Introducing Senior Cohousing 1. Taking Charge of the Rest of Your Life........................................................7 2. Cohousing: An Old Idea — A Contemporary Approach.......................17 3. Senior Cohousing: A Proven Approach — A New Application ...........33 Part Two: Senior Cohousing in Denmark: An Inside Look 4. Munksøgård: Strong Roots in Fertile Soil.................................................51 5. Other Danish Senior Cohousing Communities:......................................61 Otium, Gimle, Mariendalsvej, Korvetten Part Three: Creating a Senior Cohousing Community 6. Feasibility: Do We Have a Project?.............................................................83 7. Study Group I: Aging Successfully/Aging in Place .................................99 vii

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8. Study Group II: The Participatory Design Process ...............................137 9. Study Group III: Policy..............................................................................181 Part Four: The First Wave — Pioneering Senior Cohousing in America: The Beginnings of an American Movement 10.The First Wave ............................................................................................203 11.Where Do We Go From Here? ...............................................................243 Appendix A: Anne Glass: Research-Based Results, “Why Aging in Community?”.............................................................................255 Appendix B: Frequently Asked Questions ......................................................273 Appendix C: Economic Structures....................................................................281 Appendix D: Universal Design...........................................................................285

Selected Bibliography...........................................................................................290 Index ........................................................................................................................292 About the Author..................................................................................................300