Aging Gratefully: The Power of Good Health and Good Neighbors

Filmmaker and Silver Sage Village senior cohousing resident Alan O'Hashi is mostly recovered from his deathbed illness in 2013. As a result of that experience, he's become much more aware of his health. One of his neighbors circulated information about a research study at the University of Colorado about the effects of exercise on brain health. Curious, he was selected to be a research subject. To measure success, one of the criteria is emotional health and strength of relationship building. Does living in a cohousing community be an added benefit to physical exercise? He interviewed six residents of newly-formed Germantown Commons to find out their motivations to living in cohousing and whether living intentionally with neighbors was a positive experience and what physical activities happen in a group setting.