Co-housing retirement is so beautiful, elderly companions living together and looking after each other
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In the general perception around the world,
the vast majority of Americans enjoy a happy old age.
The reason Americans live so well in old age
is largely because they are very good at planning for retirement,
The American retirement system is built on
the basis that individuals must secure their own welfare for retirement,
First, they do not rely on their children for support in old age,
and second, they cannot pin all their hopes on the government.
Group retirement,
something hardly ever heard of,
but a very popular way of living abroad.
When we grow old, let's move somewhere and live together,
drink tea together, plant trees, take walks, travel.
The story of four couples in Texas, USA, doing "group retirement,"
inspires elderly people around the world,
with a partner by your side and friends next door,
even when old, you should still have your own life.
These four couples from the United States
are good friends who have known each other for more than 20 years.
After their children grew up, they bought a piece of land,
built four small houses, and lived together.
It was by pure chance
that they discovered a piece of abandoned grassland.
Close to Llano Lake, the scenery is beautiful.
At first they thought of building one big house
and then having the four families live together.
Considering the importance of personal space,
they finally decided to turn this place into
four connected independent rooms.
Each small house cost 40,000 US dollars,
simple in structure, easy to build,
with a very high space utilization rate,
the whole building is quite low-carbon and environmentally friendly,
with rainwater collectors and solar panels for power.
The interior of the small houses is carefully designed,
the structure and craftsmanship bring aesthetics to the extreme,
the owners can work or read here with peace of mind.
The walls are mainly made of raw wood,
and the designer deliberately preserved the grain of the wood,
a warm and natural atmosphere,
the scent of the forest makes people especially relaxed,
giving a feeling of returning to the beginning.
At the same time, there is no lack of everyday delight,
even the cups they use are all the same.
After reading this, don't you feel envious and deeply longing?
After seeing Americans' "group" retirement,
let's look at Germans' "co-housing" retirement:
My German uncle by marriage passed away the year before last,
leaving only my aunt to live alone in a big house.
Although my aunt has a son,
in Germany, after children marry they generally do not live with their parents.
One morning,
a white-haired old man pushed the door open and walked in,
and as soon as he entered he said loudly: "Schmidt, let's 'co-house,' shall we?"
My aunt said happily: "Sure, I was just thinking the same thing."
After that, they happily talked for a while.
Later I learned
that the "co-housing" my aunt spoke of was
a retirement model now highly sought after by elderly Germans - "companion retirement."
My aunt told me
that they met while studying oil painting at the university of the third age,
he lives near my aunt's home,
and the two get along very well in personality,
so they both had the idea of "co-housing."
Germans can enter a nursing home for retirement after age 60,
but many elderly people are very tired of the monotonous life in nursing homes,
so
some elderly people voluntarily team up because of shared interests,
and begin a "co-housing" old age life.
In Germany, besides "co-housing" between elderly people,
some young-at-heart elderly people also like to "co-house" with young people.
Rental housing in Germany is very scarce,
and rent is frighteningly expensive, so young people generally face "difficulty finding housing."
So some elderly people are willing to offer their houses at a low price
or for free to young people to live with them,
but the premise is that the young people must take on part of the obligation to care for the elderly,
for example, chatting with the elderly for a while,
cleaning the garden, going out shopping, and so on.
Nowadays, "let's co-house"
has already become the behavior elderly Germans are most enthusiastic about.
Elderly people or elderly people and young people help and care for each other,
so that even if an elderly person's health has a problem, it can be discovered in time and they can get medical help.
Many people may think this is unlikely in China,
but in our country,
"group retirement" is also gradually becoming a trend.
Everyone can choose their neighbors and live nearby,
living together with close companions and like-minded people.
Facing a large lawn, backed by mountains,
on the mountain there is a forest hiking trail, Ganling Reservoir,
able to breathe fresh air,
strolling through berry gardens, picking wild vegetables, visiting the farm, all of this is wonderful.
Retirement is a problem everyone must face.
Thinking of having several good friends around in the future,
basking in the sun together, walking, gossiping, babysitting grandchildren...
Just thinking about it makes you smile, and suddenly you feel
that "getting old" is not so frightening after all.
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