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glinda

(14,807 posts) Thu Dec 24, 2015, 06:03 PM Dec 2015

There should be a Group where seniors without [View all]

family or are isolated can get to know potential people to share rent with.
Being old and with limited monies is very hard especially if you have no one.
I personally wish there were "houses" that had separate apartments which were all 55plus age that afforded privacy yet had the support to exist with the help of others.

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There should be a Group where seniors without [View all] glinda Dec 2015 OP

I agree with you Chiquitita Dec 2015 #1

I think so with proper match ups. glinda Dec 2015 #4

I agree, that would be wonderful. In_The_Wind Dec 2015 #2

In some cases I imagine some people would be open to relocating. glinda Dec 2015 #5

I have always thought this was a great idea. Curmudgeoness Dec 2015 #3

Thanks! I think you are right all the way around on senior Communities. They are unaffordable to glinda Dec 2015 #6

yeah.. once there was an apartment building in NJ, which ellenrr Dec 2015 #9

This sounds wonderful my2sense Dec 2015 #7

Thanks. glinda Dec 2015 #11

this would be great. There is "senior housing" where I live ellenrr Dec 2015 #8

I know that Laws vary from State to State but it seems totally unjust glinda Dec 2015 #12

Check out this article on socialized housing. ellenrr Dec 2015 #10

A senior friend of mine in Denmark lives in something like this. glinda Dec 2015 #15

Personally, I like living alone, SheilaT Dec 2015 #13

I agree. I am the same way. What I am talking about though is a more private glinda Dec 2015 #14

Oh, I can understand why others might want SheilaT Dec 2015 #16