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Coliving is an innovative type of shared living arrangement that has become increasingly popular in recent years as a way to reduce the cost of housing and build community. It involves a group of people sharing a single residence. The residency may range from just a few days to months or even years. Residents are typically provided with private bedrooms and common living areas such as kitchens, bathrooms, and living rooms.

The main benefit of coliving is the lower cost due to individuals sharing rent and utilities expenses. Coliving also provides a unique opportunity for social interaction between the members of the house. This sense of community can be especially important for those in cities who may not have much opportunity for interaction with their neighbors outside of their home. In addition, this sense of community can be particularly important to women (and men) in their Golden Years, a good many of whom find themselves single when they reach the age of 60.

Mom’s Garden Coliving was created specifically for independent senior women looking for a residential living alternative that combines safety and security, a sense of community, and a well-appointed and comfortable living environment.

There is an array of important benefits available to senior women at Mom’s Garden Coliving. These advantages include:

• Companionship
• Safety
• Security
• Affordable living
• Stylish, comfortable residence
• Accessibility to shopping, entertainment, recreation, and other locations
• Continued independence

Mom’s Garden Coliving provides all-inclusive living for senior women. The monthly membership fee includes:

• Spacious furnished private room with adjoining bathroom
• Full use of expansive, smartly furnished common areas
• All utilities
• WiFi
• Essential household products and supplies
• Daily housekeeping
• Safety and security systems
• Lawn and outdoor maintenance
• Organized activities

Privacy is a primary concern at Mom’s Garden Coliving. While a cooperative living space with common areas shared by all residents, the privacy of each woman’s room is sacrosanct. Only an individual resident has access to her room. She is able to lock and secure it any time she is not present at home.

Mom’s Garden does provide housekeeping for common areas and residents’ rooms. With that noted, housekeeping is only performed in a resident’s room when she is present and consents to the undertaking.

Shares spaces at Mom’s Garden Coliving include:

• Kitchen
• Dining area
• Living room
• Well-appointed lawn, gardens, and grounds

The fact is that many people select coliving because of enhanced safety and security. This particularly is true when it comes to women in their Golden Years who move from living alone in a single-family home to Mom’s Garden Coliving.

At Mom’s Garden Coliving, we have the latest in security technology, including an alarm and camera system. (Cameras are only located around the premises of the residence and in common areas, never in private rooms. In addition, cameras do not have an audio component.)

Safety is further enhanced by the fact that our residents live together. One of the most significant, widespread concerns of seniors is having an accident or suddenly becoming ill at home with no one around to assist or summon help. Coliving sharply reduces the risk of suffering an accident or experiencing a health emergency when you are alone.

Mom’s Garden Coliving maintains a cohesive living environment where residents are comfortable with and enjoy the company of one another. Therefore, at Mome’s Garden Coliving, we have a maximum of five to six residents in the expansive residence at any one time.

The residents of Mom’s Garden Coliving are thoroughly vetted senior women with shared interests and common goals and objectives. Residents at Mom’s Garden Coliving are independent women who are more than capable of living in any type of private residence of their choosing. Mom’s Garden Coliving is not an assisted living community or similar type of senior long-term residence.

Mom’s Garden Coliving is home to several different women. As a result, we do not permit pets at our coliving home at this time. In this day and age, there are other alternatives available to senior women with pets who are looking for a living arrangement most suitable to their needs, goals, and desires – including being a pet parent.

When you were a student in grammar school, your teachers likely told you that you cannot answer a question with a question. In this case, when it comes to the query of whether or not coliving is right for you, we actually suggest you consider these simple questions. If you answer yes to these questions, you should take a closer look at what is available to you at Mom’s Garden Coliving:

• Are you looking for a living situation that provides a great residential environment at reasonable, comprehensive monthly cost?
• Is your continued independence important to you?
• Is privacy essential to you?
• Do you want the chance to develop friendships with other like-minded women?
• Is safety and security a key consideration for you?
• Do you want to live in a lovely neighborhood with access to a full range of shops, restaurants, grocery stores, entertainment, recreation, and other venues?

Again, if you answered yes to these questions, contact Mom’s Garden Coliving today to see if we are “the place” for you.

The process begins when a prospective member, a senior woman 60 years of age or older, completes an application for membership. The application is not all that different from what an individual completes when considering entering into a lease at an apartment community.

With your approval, we will undertake a background check (also like that conducted in advance of moving into an apartment community). This is the same pre-membership vetting process that all community residents complete in advance of approval and moving into the community.

By the time you complete an application for membership into our coliving community, you likely already have visited the property. You very well may have had the opportunity to meet one or more of our residents.

At Mom’s Garden, we understand that you want to make certain that our community really is a good fit for you. Therefore, as part of the application process, we invite you to our community home to spend a bit more time with current residents and to become more familiar with the residence. Upon approval of your application, you will be provided a membership agreement. Typically, a membership agreement provides for a term of residency in the community for period of 12 months.