Staying in the home we鈥檝e lived in for decades is likely ideal for most of us, but it isn鈥檛 always financially or logistically feasible. Happily, there are a wide range of alternatives between staying in your house and heading to the nursing home. More established arrangements like the village model, for example, offer a neighborhood setting that provides basic services and community living. Beyond that, there are more experimental retirement living options being explored by individuals and organizations across the country. In her 2014 book, 鈥�,鈥� Beth Baker travels the US exploring several, including senior artists鈥� colonies, niche communities for retirees with a shared identity (like sexual orientation or religious faith, for example), and shared individual housing 鈥� the so-called 鈥淕olden Girls model.鈥�
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