Hager Homestead 55+ community to open fall 2022
Stan Hurwitz
That’s the way it ought to be.
But loneliness and social isolation in older adults puts them at risk for serious medical conditions. And the population of seniors in the US is growing. By 2050, they’ll represent over 20 percent of the population a silver tsunami.
Is there a solution?
Social engagement can significantly reduce rates of loneliness in older adults.
Victoria Thatcher agrees. Thatcher, a retired editor and consultant, and husband Mayhew Seavey, an electrical engineer, are co-founders of Hager Homestead, a pioneering cohousing community to be built in historic Littleton. Thatcher got the idea when she lived in Denmark, where cohousing began. In January, Hager won approval from Littleton’s planning board to construct the first cohousing community for adults ages 55 and older in New England.