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Homesharing

Homesharing is an arrangement you may wish to consider in your senior years. As you age, you realize how difficult it is to take care of a home, especially if you are alone. Homesharing is an old idea which has come back into fashion. Many seniors get tired of living alone and long for companionship. They want to be with someone, but do not want to live in a nursing facility or a retirement home. Instead, many elders want to live their last years in the comfort of a family setting, and to achieve this, they develop an arrangement with another person to share a home. But homesharing, despite its benefits, has special considerations all of its own. You should do your research--such as reading this AARP article--before making the choice to cohabitate.

Fri, 19 Nov 1999 05:46:14 -0800