Comments on: Living in a community, not a nursing home http://kosu.org/2012/08/112856/ The State's Public Radio Tue, 21 May 2013 16:36:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Jane Talkington http://kosu.org/2012/08/112856/comment-page-1/#comment-122700 Jane Talkington Sat, 01 Sep 2012 18:50:34 +0000 http://kosu.org/?p=112856#comment-122700 co-housing is a fairly new term that describes a genuine community, a form you don't see much in the built environment of conventional zoning that separates people from each other, people from industry, people from services, people from transportation, etc. Many Stillwaterites will recognize this combination of communally owned yet personal property hybrid model as the 100+ year old YostLake.com just six short miles northeast of Stillwater. It is an old idea made new again because it is timeless and it works beautifully. co-housing is a fairly new term that describes a genuine community, a form you don't see much in the built environment of conventional zoning that separates people from each other, people from industry, people from services, people from transportation, etc. Many Stillwaterites will recognize this combination of communally owned yet personal property hybrid model as the 100+ year old YostLake.com just six short miles northeast of Stillwater. It is an old idea made new again because it is timeless and it works beautifully.

]]> By: Helen Clements http://kosu.org/2012/08/112856/comment-page-1/#comment-122698 Helen Clements Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:23:28 +0000 http://kosu.org/?p=112856#comment-122698 Having seen a couple of close relatives struggle with the issue of stay-in-my-home/get-proper-care, I'm really excited to know that Stillwater is making this kind of strides. Congratulations to Oakcreek Community! Having seen a couple of close relatives struggle with the issue of stay-in-my-home/get-proper-care, I'm really excited to know that Stillwater is making this kind of strides. Congratulations to Oakcreek Community!

]]> By: Melanie Page http://kosu.org/2012/08/112856/comment-page-1/#comment-122691 Melanie Page Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:21:06 +0000 http://kosu.org/?p=112856#comment-122691 Charles Durrett, the architect who helped design this community will be on campus Sept 13/14 to kick off a new project called Wake Up & Dream. Check out creativity.okstate.edu or jane.talkington@okstate.edu for ways you can participate. Charles Durrett, the architect who helped design this community will be on campus Sept 13/14 to kick off a new project called Wake Up & Dream. Check out creativity.okstate.edu or jane.talkington@okstate.edu for ways you can participate.

]]> By: Emma Tusing http://kosu.org/2012/08/112856/comment-page-1/#comment-122690 Emma Tusing Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:15:01 +0000 http://kosu.org/?p=112856#comment-122690 Excellent piece on Oakcreek Community. Ben was able to catch the spirit of this new development which is being created here in Stillwater for seniors. Thanks. Emma Excellent piece on Oakcreek Community. Ben was able to catch the spirit of this new development which is being created here in Stillwater for seniors. Thanks.

Emma

]]> By: Pat D http://kosu.org/2012/08/112856/comment-page-1/#comment-122689 Pat D Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:33:07 +0000 http://kosu.org/?p=112856#comment-122689 It is really hard to capture all that Oakcreek is with just words. It was fun working with Ben and we think he did a good job. Come see for yourself what this new neighborhood really looks and feels like...any Saturday 10-12 or Sunday 3-5. It is really hard to capture all that Oakcreek is with just words. It was fun working with Ben and we think he did a good job. Come see for yourself what this new neighborhood really looks and feels like…any Saturday 10-12 or Sunday 3-5.

]]> By: denise http://kosu.org/2012/08/112856/comment-page-1/#comment-122688 denise Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:17:53 +0000 http://kosu.org/?p=112856#comment-122688 I appreciated this story as a co-housing community makes so much sense to me. I am curious if the new co-housing community "competes" with other types of assisted living places, or nursing homes, etc., especially since there are so many new assisted living places being built in Stillwater now. How does that affect them getting to full capacity and how do they compete with that? I appreciated this story as a co-housing community makes so much sense to me. I am curious if the new co-housing community "competes" with other types of assisted living places, or nursing homes, etc., especially since there are so many new assisted living places being built in Stillwater now. How does that affect them getting to full capacity and how do they compete with that?

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