Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Prologue: The Oncoming Train 1
Part I A Time like No Other
1 The End of Denial: Taking Charge of How We Live 7
2 Interdependence: Reconsidering "Aging in Place" 19
Part II A Wealth of Options
3 The Village: Neighbors Helping Neighbors 29
4 Cohousing: Creating Community from the Ground Up 40
5 Cooperatives: Living Affordably 56
6 NORCs: Retiring Naturally 67
7 Community Without Walls: Weaving a Web of Friendship 86
8 Generations of Hope: Living Well by Doing Good 99
9 Affinity Groups: Settling with Your Tribe 109
10 House sharing: Finding Companionship with Friends-or Strangers 131
11 The New Family: Balancing Togetherness and Privacy 144
Part III Getting from Here to There
12 Design for Life: Building Homes and Neighborhoods that Serve Us 159
13 How Will We Pay?: Planning for the Unknown 170
14 Who Will Help Us?: Advocating for Direct Care Workers 178
15 Is There a Robot in Your Future?: Accepting Non-Human Help 186
16 "What If?": Mapping Our Plan B 197
Epilogue 217
Appendix A Glossary of Alternative Models 219
Appendix B Questions to Help Guide Our Choices 221
Notes 223
Index 233