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It seems strange to say it, that at a time when we can’t plan what would like to do next week, we can think about how we would like to live in future. Any plans to move out of your flat or house to a new one is frankly impossible at present due to the…

Like many people, I have recently visited my mother and had to say goodbye to her knowing that I might not be able to see her for a few weeks, or even months. Not even a hug too say goodbye, as I couldn’t get too close. I live in London and my mum is in Norfolk, around…

This week we have all started to think about the ways we live. There is nothing like a crisis to make people think harder and act faster, and this week we saw some great examples of how people were preparing to reduce isolation during the Coronavirus outbreak.  ‘Adversity is the mother of invention’, or should…

Having no kitchen whilst isolating presents more of a problem than not being able to cook anything yourself. New York has few apartments with Kitchens.

What do I want from life and from my home in my 60’s? This is a question I have been asking myself as I reach that milestone next month, especially as I have just taken my dementia-suffering mother to a residential care home last week. The care home is small, family-run and has very experienced…

A recent survey carried out in Gijon, Spain led to 116 measures to improve the lives of the elderly being introduced – with a focus on housing and shared living in older age.

Christmas day alone can be quite pleasant … but after a few hours …

Andrea, Sally-Mae and Lyn bought a house to live in together. Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian

Maximising people’s privacy is a key differentiator and design objective when designing for later life co-living

There is probably no such thing as a perfect flatmate, but there are certain things to look out for. We outline a few important things to think about.