Study on Co-housing of elderly people in Norway

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Recently "Co-housing" is being accepted in Northern European countries, which have the higherpercentage ofelderly for a long time. A characteristics of the "Co-housing" is equipped with space for individual and with common room.<BR>In this report, we aimed to make these as a basis in supplying new type of housing with elderly people in the future.<BR>The results obtained by the analysis of the surveys in 3 cases of this kind in Norway were as follows:(1) Most of the residents are in their 70's and 80's, but they are rather healthy.(2) At the common house, they have a meeting and eat together regularly. And also some people use it for party etc.(3) Some of the biggest merits were "no felling of loneliness", "co-operation with one another", "Tell safety than living alone".(4) On demerits, mamy of them answered "nothing". But some people think "because of the Meant health condition, only a part of the residents owing much responsibility".(5) All of the residents who answered the questionnaire estimated their "Co-housing", "very good" or "good".
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