MINNEAPOLIS: Rather than settling down in traditional assisted living facilities, some are turning to shared homes and co-housing communities.
Marianne Kilkenny, 65, is the founder of Women For Living in Community and is amongst a growing number of baby boomers who are taking matters into their own hands by creating their own retirement communities.
“I’m part of a movement,” says Kilkenny. She is the author of “Your Quest for Home: A Guidebook to Find the Ideal Community for Your Later Years.” Kilkenny adds that the focus of the movement is “aging in community as opposed to aging in place.”
