May Housing
Solo aging in place can be bad for your health
For most of human history, people did not age alone. They lived in villages, extended families and small communities because sharing resources was not just a nice idea — it was survival.
By Neale Godfrey May 7, 2026 3 min read
For most of human history, people did not age alone. They lived in villages, extended families and small communities because sharing resources was not just a nice idea — it was survival.
Somewhere between suburban sprawl and high-rise living, we replaced that model with something far more expensive and far more isolating: aging by yourself, in a house you can no longer maintain or in a…
