Elder Cohousing in Southwest Florida

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Codicts Team
  • October 4, 2007
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  • Sustainability

The Southwest Florida Herald Tribune published an article on Elder Cohousing:

A retirement community with a communal touch.

The cohousing community is still in the forming stages but hopes to be in Englewood, FL. They are getting help from the Elder Cohousing Network and Paiss and Associates.

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