Yeah, it very lovely that the elderly have to pay for companionship and the young can't afford housing.
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For accuracy sake, he's paying her. And while we're left for the most part to the devices of free market, this is a terrific concept...especially for those of us in the high property tax/housing cost northeast.
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The revolutionary market idea here is that the elderly person is paying for companionship by offering cheap rent. It's called opportunity costs.
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True. Since reality, for now, in many places = greater opp cost for people with too much house + high staying *and* switching costs, or who are alone w/less house but needing upkeep so they can sell at market rate vs to a developer, I think this is a great idea.
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Loneliness as a Public Health Issue: The Impact of Loneliness on Health Care Utilization Among Older Adultshttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4386514/ …
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We’ve been doing that for years in Madison WI. A local agency, Independent Living, matches elders with those wanting a place to live who will help those elders. Thorough investigation and careful agreements for both have made this very successful.
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And we need senior centers to become preschools. Bringing generational wisdom full circle.
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And yet, staying in your parents home, as is done around the world, carries social stigma!
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If you’re 40 and you don’t have a job ... yes.
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I did this in final year med school in 2001. Happy memories of a haven in the midst of a busy year. My "nest host" turned 80 earlier this year and it was lovely to be host a birthday party for her at my home.
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Exactly what my mother in law is looking for.
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That could be sitcom material
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This is a brilliant idea, didn’t seem like an option when I was a young single dude but would have preferred this arrangement 10x over any number of roommates in my demographic at the time
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We need
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let's move in with Maria
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Yo this housewarming sounds lit already
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