Great Oak Cohousing

Great Oak Cohousing is an independent living community located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Built as the second cohousing community established in the state, it is made up of 37 households, with a mix of young families and retired couples living alongside one another. The community includes roughly 65 adults and about 25 children, creating an intergenerational setting rather than a community limited to older adults alone. This arrangement suits a parent or partner who is largely independent and interested in an active, multigenerational neighborhood rather than a setting with on-site personal care, memory support, or nursing services. Because residents live in individual households within the larger community, daily life draws on the kind of shared spaces and neighborly involvement common to cohousing, where residents of different ages and life stages interact regularly. Families considering Great Oak for a loved one who needs assistance with daily care, supervision, or medical support should confirm directly with the community what level of independence is expected of residents, since its structure is built around self-sufficient household living within a connected neighborhood.