In a 2010 survey of more than 1,200 senior cooperative owners from 36 cooperatives, responses were overwhelmingly positive:
- 92% like their cooperative better than or as much as their previous home
- 92% would recommend cooperative living to others
- 90% would make the same choice over again
- 96% believe communities need a cooperative living option
Owners said, at the rates shown below, that living in their
cooperatives has had a positive effect on various measures
of quality of life:
- 90% – Ease of maintaining your home
- 86% – Personal safety
- 78% – Access to leisure activities and entertainment
- 76% – Ability to live independently
- 73% – Life satisfaction
- 72% – Contact with friends
- 72% – Happiness
- 60% – Physical health
When asked what they liked most about their cooperatives, the owners most often mentioned these benefits:
- The people
- No home maintenance
- Security
- Activities
- Location
- Community
- Underground/heated parking
