by Robert McGarvey



Co-op housing: a better way for seniors?



 Where to house the ever expanding numbers of American seniors? Ask Dennis Johnson, president of the Senior Cooperative Foundation in Minnesota, where seniors control their housing destiny.



There are many such co-ops in Minnesota and Iowa and a handful more states, typically in the upper midwest. Why isn't this housing popular elsewhere? Johnson tells why in this podcast.



The guiding principles behind senior co-ops spell out what make them different, special.  Such as: these co-ops "put the well-being of the members above other considerations."



As you listen to this podcast, dream about how your community would if it had senior housing co-ops. Then take it to the next step, action.



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Part 1 of our housing co-op series is here, student housing.