KarunaNews Story

A unique community in Chester in northern England brings multiple generations together to encourage learning and connection. At Belong retirement village, young children in the onsite nursery benefit from the time, attention and vocabulary skills offered by the older adults. Meanwhile the retirement home residents benefit from increased social activity and a sense of purpose. Sue Egersdorf is co-founder of the intergenerational Ready Generations Nursery at Belong, created in 2019, which runs the nursery. She was able to work with Belong to design a nursery as part of the creation of the retirement home. The nursery started in 2022 with two children and now has 25 children. Visitors told People Fixing the World that they see good effects on both the children and their grandfriends.