Potential residents attend a series of workshops where they meet likeminded women.
By the end of the series, a group is self-selected by five women who are compatible and have similar values.
They will be living independently in affordable purpose built homes next to each other but can share company with each other when and how they choose.
The Foundation Workshop Series enables the five women to develop their group rules and responsibilities around issues such as pets and visitors and how to resolve differences.
They are fully informed about the legal structure and how their investment can be recouped when they leave.
They have the opportunity to consult with the Foundation architect to make some choices on internal design issues (within limited options) for ageing in place.
Our residence looks like a regular suburban house from the street, beautifully landscaped around a central courtyard. The Sharing with Friends community is designed for five older women residents to live privately, independently and dignity in their own home as they age in place. The design is affordable, safe, and secure.
The key element of the design is a personally-owned studio-unit built on one level with bedroom, bathroom, living room, a landscaped private courtyard and access to the central courtyard.
Designed for an 800m² block, and placed close to public transport, shops and medical facilities
A convivial space for cups of tea,
a kitchen with a large oven for occasional shared meals and entertaining family, home theatre and a shared laundry.
The residence incorporates the Liveable Housing Australia (LHA) GOLD standard design guidelines for ageing in place. This includes wide doorways and ease of movement around the unit.
In Australia, all older women can live with security, dignity and respect.
Sharing with Friends supports single older women with modest savings to invest in a secure housing future by developing seniors co-housing.
A printable version of the latest update to our strategic plan can be viewed and downloaded here.
We will connect partners and allies to replicate our 5-women model and create small-scale co-housing communities.
We will empower older women with modest savings/superannuation towards self-agency and housing security.
We will advocate for change, so that seniors co-housing becomes an accepted housing option in Australia.
We will grow our internal and financial capacity, while remaining accountable to our values, supporters and residents.
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